#72C0F2#72C0F2
#72C0F2 is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.477; OKLCH L 77.7% C 0.105 H 238.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.54:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #72C0F2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(114, 192, 242) |
| HSL | hsl(203, 83%, 70%) |
| HSV | hsv(203, 53%, 95%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(52.9%, 20.7%, 0%, 5.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.63, -10.36, -32.13) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(74.63, 33.76, 252.13°) |
| OKLab | oklab(77.67% -0.0554 -0.0896) |
| OKLCH | oklch(77.67% 0.105 238.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(41.8102, 47.6840, 90.9878) |
| Luminance | 0.4769 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Lightblue (survey)
#7BC8F6
ΔE00 2.26
Sky
#82CAFC
ΔE00 2.86
Lightskyblue
#87CEFA
ΔE00 3.88
Sky Blue (survey)
#75BBFD
ΔE00 4.09
Light Blue
#95D0FC
ΔE00 5.16
Deepskyblue
#00BFFF
ΔE00 5.53
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#72C0F2 #F2A472
analogous
#72F2E4 #72C0F2 #7280F2
triadic
#72C0F2 #F272C0 #C0F272
tetradic
#72C0F2 #E472F2 #F2A472 #80F272
square
#72C0F2 #E472F2 #F2A472 #80F272
split-complementary
#72C0F2 #F27280 #F2E472
monochromatic
#148AD6 #3AA7ED #72C0F2 #AAD9F7 #E2F2FC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.99
#72C0F2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.54
#72C0F2 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #72C0F2
10.54:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##72C0F2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##72C0F2 | 1.00 | 1.99 | 10.54 | 10.54 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.54 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.54 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A9BFF4
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#98B2F1
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#1DCDD1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B8B8B8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #72c0f2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(114, 192, 242); /* oklch */ color: oklch(77.7% 0.105 238.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#a2d3f6',
500: '#72c0f2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #72c0f2; $custom-light: #a2d3f6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#72c0f2",
"rgb": {
"r": 114,
"g": 192,
"b": 242
},
"hsl": {
"h": 203.438,
"s": 83.117,
"l": 69.804
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.77671,
"c": 0.10535,
"h": 238.3
},
"luminance": 0.47687
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#72C0F2
secondary
#F2DCCE
accent
#5B06E0
background
#FAFCFF
surface
#F4F9FE
border
#CED2D6
text
#101417
muted
#7F8285