#72C0EB#72C0EB

#72C0EB is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.473; OKLCH L 77.4% C 0.099 H 234.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.46:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#72C0EB
RGB	rgb(114, 192, 235)
HSL	hsl(201, 75%, 68%)
HSV	hsv(201, 51%, 92%)
CMYK	cmyk(51.5%, 18.3%, 0%, 7.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(74.36, -12.38, -28.76)
CIE-LCH	lch(74.36, 31.31, 246.70°)
OKLab	oklab(77.38% -0.0578 -0.08)
OKLCH	oklch(77.38% 0.099 234.2)
XYZ	xyz(40.7790, 47.2715, 85.5565)
Luminance	0.4728 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#72C0EB #EB9D72

analogous

#72EBD9 #72C0EB #7283EB

triadic

#72C0EB #EB72C0 #C0EB72

tetradic

#72C0EB #D972EB #EB9D72 #83EB72

square

#72C0EB #D972EB #EB9D72 #83EB72

split-complementary

#72C0EB #EB7283 #EBD972

monochromatic

#1C8AC6 #3CA8E3 #72C0EB #A8D8F3 #DDF0FA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.01

#72C0EB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

10.46

#72C0EB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #72C0EB

10.46:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##72C0EB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##72C0EB	1.00	2.01	10.46	10.46
#FFFFFF	2.01	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	10.46	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	10.46	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#ACBEED

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#9BB1EA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#29CBCE

Achromatopsia (no color)

#B7B7B7

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #72c0eb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(114, 192, 235);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(77.4% 0.099 234.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a2d3f1',
    500: '#72c0eb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #72c0eb;
$custom-light: #a2d3f1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#72c0eb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 114,
    "g": 192,
    "b": 235
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 201.322,
    "s": 75.155,
    "l": 68.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.77377,
    "c": 0.09868,
    "h": 234.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.47275
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#72C0EB

secondary

#EFD7CA

accent

#560ED7

background

#FAFCFE

surface

#F4F9FD

border

#CED2D5

text

#101416

muted

#7F8284

Preview Lab

Preview with #72C0EB

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

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