#72BCEE#72BCEE
#72BCEE is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.457; OKLCH L 76.6% C 0.103 H 239.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.14:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #72BCEE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(114, 188, 238) |
| HSL | hsl(204, 78%, 69%) |
| HSV | hsv(204, 52%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(52.1%, 21%, 0%, 6.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(73.36, -9.39, -31.92) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(73.36, 33.28, 253.62°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.62% -0.0523 -0.089) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.62% 0.103 239.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(40.3497, 45.7136, 87.5696) |
| Luminance | 0.4572 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Lightblue (survey)
#7BC8F6
ΔE00 3.30
Sky Blue (survey)
#75BBFD
ΔE00 3.48
Sky
#82CAFC
ΔE00 3.70
Lightskyblue
#87CEFA
ΔE00 4.82
Light Blue
#95D0FC
ΔE00 5.82
Deepskyblue
#00BFFF
ΔE00 5.94
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#72BCEE #EEA472
analogous
#72EEE2 #72BCEE #727EEE
triadic
#72BCEE #EE72BC #BCEE72
tetradic
#72BCEE #E272EE #EEA472 #7EEE72
square
#72BCEE #E272EE #EEA472 #7EEE72
split-complementary
#72BCEE #EE727E #EEE272
monochromatic
#1984CD #3BA2E7 #72BCEE #A9D6F5 #DFF0FB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.07
#72BCEE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.14
#72BCEE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #72BCEE
10.14:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##72BCEE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##72BCEE | 1.00 | 2.07 | 10.14 | 10.14 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.07 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.14 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.14 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A6BBF0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#95AEED
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#26C9CD
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B4B4B4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #72bcee; /* rgb */ color: rgb(114, 188, 238); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.6% 0.103 239.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#a2d0f3',
500: '#72bcee',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #72bcee; $custom-light: #a2d0f3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#72bcee",
"rgb": {
"r": 114,
"g": 188,
"b": 238
},
"hsl": {
"h": 204.194,
"s": 78.481,
"l": 69.02
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76618,
"c": 0.10324,
"h": 239.6
},
"luminance": 0.45717
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#72BCEE
secondary
#F0DACC
accent
#5F0BDB
background
#FAFCFE
surface
#F4F9FD
border
#CED2D5
text
#101317
muted
#7F8285