#72C4FA#72C4FA
#72C4FA is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.500; OKLCH L 78.9% C 0.111 H 239.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #72C4FA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(114, 196, 250) |
| HSL | hsl(204, 93%, 71%) |
| HSV | hsv(204, 54%, 98%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(54.4%, 21.6%, 0%, 2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(76.04, -10.15, -34.24) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(76.04, 35.72, 253.49°) |
| OKLab | oklab(78.9% -0.0571 -0.0957) |
| OKLCH | oklch(78.9% 0.111 239.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(43.9283, 49.9556, 97.7514) |
| Luminance | 0.4996 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Lightblue (survey)
#7BC8F6
ΔE00 1.94
Sky
#82CAFC
ΔE00 2.07
Lightskyblue
#87CEFA
ΔE00 3.33
Sky Blue (survey)
#75BBFD
ΔE00 4.14
Light Blue
#95D0FC
ΔE00 4.59
Deepskyblue
#00BFFF
ΔE00 5.65
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#72C4FA #FAA872
analogous
#72FAEC #72C4FA #7280FA
triadic
#72C4FA #FA72C4 #C4FA72
tetradic
#72C4FA #EC72FA #FAA872 #80FA72
square
#72C4FA #EC72FA #FAA872 #80FA72
split-complementary
#72C4FA #FA7280 #FAEC72
monochromatic
#0890E9 #37ABF8 #72C4FA #ADDDFC #E1F3FE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.91
#72C4FA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.99
#72C4FA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #72C4FA
10.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##72C4FA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##72C4FA | 1.00 | 1.91 | 10.99 | 10.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.91 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#ACC3FD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#99B5F9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00D2D6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#BBBBBB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #72c4fa; /* rgb */ color: rgb(114, 196, 250); /* oklch */ color: oklch(78.9% 0.111 239.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#a3d5fc',
500: '#72c4fa',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #72c4fa; $custom-light: #a3d5fc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#72c4fa",
"rgb": {
"r": 114,
"g": 196,
"b": 250
},
"hsl": {
"h": 203.824,
"s": 93.151,
"l": 71.373
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.78895,
"c": 0.11141,
"h": 239.2
},
"luminance": 0.49959
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#72C4FA
secondary
#F6E0D2
accent
#5B00E6
background
#FAFDFF
surface
#F4FAFF
border
#CED3D7
text
#101417
muted
#7F8385