#72BDDB#72BDDB

#72BDDB is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.451; OKLCH L 76.1% C 0.086 H 225.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#72BDDB
RGB	rgb(114, 189, 219)
HSL	hsl(197, 59%, 65%)
HSV	hsv(197, 48%, 86%)
CMYK	cmyk(47.9%, 13.7%, 0%, 14.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(72.95, -15.31, -22.25)
CIE-LCH	lch(72.95, 27.01, 235.46°)
OKLab	oklab(76.06% -0.0601 -0.0616)
OKLCH	oklch(76.06% 0.086 225.7)
XYZ	xyz(37.9185, 45.0841, 73.7080)
Luminance	0.4509 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#72BDDB #DB9072

analogous

#72DBC5 #72BDDB #7288DB

triadic

#72BDDB #DB72BD #BDDB72

tetradic

#72BDDB #C572DB #DB9072 #88DB72

square

#72BDDB #C572DB #DB9072 #88DB72

split-complementary

#72BDDB #DB7288 #DBC572

monochromatic

#2B84A8 #41A6CF #72BDDB #A3D4E7 #D4EBF4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.10

#72BDDB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

10.02

#72BDDB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #72BDDB

10.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##72BDDB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##72BDDB	1.00	2.10	10.02	10.02
#FFFFFF	2.10	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	10.02	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	10.02	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#ADBADD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#9DAEDB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#3CC6C6

Achromatopsia (no color)

#B3B3B3

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #72bddb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(114, 189, 219);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(76.1% 0.086 225.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a0d1e6',
    500: '#72bddb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #72bddb;
$custom-light: #a0d1e6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#72bddb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 114,
    "g": 189,
    "b": 219
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 197.143,
    "s": 59.322,
    "l": 65.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.76062,
    "c": 0.08605,
    "h": 225.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.45087
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#72BDDB

secondary

#E6CDC3

accent

#4F1FC7

background

#FAFCFE

surface

#F4F9FC

border

#CED2D5

text

#0F1416

muted

#7F8284

Preview Lab

Preview with #72BDDB

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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