#72C5FD#72C5FD
#72C5FD is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.506; OKLCH L 79.2% C 0.114 H 239.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #72C5FD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(114, 197, 253) |
| HSL | hsl(204, 97%, 72%) |
| HSV | hsv(204, 55%, 99%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(54.9%, 22.1%, 0%, 0.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(76.43, -9.80, -35.25) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(76.43, 36.58, 254.46°) |
| OKLab | oklab(79.24% -0.0572 -0.0985) |
| OKLCH | oklch(79.24% 0.114 239.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(44.6288, 50.5979, 100.3240) |
| Luminance | 0.5060 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Sky
#82CAFC
ΔE00 1.96
Lightblue (survey)
#7BC8F6
ΔE00 2.16
Lightskyblue
#87CEFA
ΔE00 3.35
Sky Blue (survey)
#75BBFD
ΔE00 4.06
Light Blue
#95D0FC
ΔE00 4.50
Deepskyblue
#00BFFF
ΔE00 5.83
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#72C5FD #FDAA72
analogous
#72FDF0 #72C5FD #7280FD
triadic
#72C5FD #FD72C5 #C5FD72
tetradic
#72C5FD #F072FD #FDAA72 #80FD72
square
#72C5FD #F072FD #FDAA72 #80FD72
split-complementary
#72C5FD #FD7280 #FDF072
monochromatic
#0391F1 #36ACFC #72C5FD #AEDEFE #E1F3FF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.89
#72C5FD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.12
#72C5FD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #72C5FD
11.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##72C5FD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##72C5FD | 1.00 | 1.89 | 11.12 | 11.12 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.89 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.12 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.12 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#ACC5FF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#99B6FC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00D3D8
Achromatopsia (no color)
#BDBDBD
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #72c5fd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(114, 197, 253); /* oklch */ color: oklch(79.2% 0.114 239.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#a4d6fe',
500: '#72c5fd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #72c5fd; $custom-light: #a4d6fe; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#72c5fd",
"rgb": {
"r": 114,
"g": 197,
"b": 253
},
"hsl": {
"h": 204.173,
"s": 97.203,
"l": 71.961
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.79244,
"c": 0.11393,
"h": 239.9
},
"luminance": 0.50602
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#72C5FD
secondary
#D97A3A
accent
#5C00E6
background
#FDFEFF
surface
#F7FBFF
border
#D0D4D7
text
#101417
muted
#818385