#72BECF#72BECF

#72BECF is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.449; OKLCH L 75.8% C 0.079 H 213.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#72BECF
RGB	rgb(114, 190, 207)
HSL	hsl(191, 49%, 63%)
HSV	hsv(191, 45%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(44.9%, 8.2%, 0%, 18.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(72.83, -19.09, -15.90)
CIE-LCH	lch(72.83, 24.84, 219.79°)
OKLab	oklab(75.84% -0.0659 -0.0438)
OKLCH	oklch(75.84% 0.079 213.6)
XYZ	xyz(36.6112, 44.9065, 65.7579)
Luminance	0.4491 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#72BECF #CF8372

analogous

#72CFB1 #72BECF #728FCF

triadic

#72BECF #CF72BE #BECF72

tetradic

#72BECF #B172CF #CF8372 #8FCF72

square

#72BECF #B172CF #CF8372 #8FCF72

split-complementary

#72BECF #CF728F #CFB172

monochromatic

#328294 #44A9BF #72BECF #A0D3DF #CDE8EE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.10

#72BECF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

9.98

#72BECF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #72BECF

9.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##72BECF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##72BECF	1.00	2.10	9.98	9.98
#FFFFFF	2.10	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	9.98	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	9.98	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#B1B9D0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#A2AECF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#45C5C3

Achromatopsia (no color)

#B3B3B3

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #72becf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(114, 190, 207);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(75.8% 0.079 213.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a0d1dd',
    500: '#72becf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #72becf;
$custom-light: #a0d1dd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#72becf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 114,
    "g": 190,
    "b": 207
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 190.968,
    "s": 49.206,
    "l": 62.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.75836,
    "c": 0.07908,
    "h": 213.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.44909
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#72BECF

secondary

#DFC4BE

accent

#4429BD

background

#FAFCFD

surface

#F4F9FB

border

#CED2D4

text

#0F1415

muted

#7F8283

Preview Lab

Preview with #72BECF

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

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