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#72BCFE

#72bcfe ≈ Maya Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#72bcfe is a color from the azure family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 44.71% red, 73.73% green and 99.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 55.12% cyan, 25.98% magenta, 0% yellow and 0.39% black. Its hue angle is 208.29°, with 98.59% saturation and 72.16% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with openness, freedom and calm. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 10.34:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Maya Blue (#73c2fb), ΔE 2.57.

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Relative luminance0.467

Complementary

  1. #72bcfe
  2. #feb472

Split complementary

  1. #72bcfe
  2. #fe7276
  3. #fefa72

Analogous

  1. #72fefa
  2. #72bcfe
  3. #7276fe

Triadic

  1. #72bcfe
  2. #fe72bc
  3. #bcfe72

Tetradic

  1. #72bcfe
  2. #b472fe
  3. #feb472
  4. #bcfe72

Square

  1. #72bcfe
  2. #fa72fe
  3. #feb472
  4. #76fe72

Monochromatic

  1. #0272d6
  2. #2698fd
  3. #72bcfe
  4. #bee0ff
  5. #ebf5ff

Shades

#72bcfe mixed progressively with black.

  1. #72bcfe
  2. #67a9e5
  3. #5b96cb
  4. #5084b2
  5. #447198
  6. #395e7f
  7. #2e4b66
  8. #22384c
  9. #172633
  10. #0b1319
  11. #000000

Tints

#72bcfe mixed progressively with white.

  1. #72bcfe
  2. #80c3fe
  3. #8ec9fe
  4. #9cd0fe
  5. #aad7fe
  6. #b9deff
  7. #c7e4ff
  8. #d5ebff
  9. #e3f2ff
  10. #f1f8ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#72bcfe mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #72bcfe
  2. #73b6f1
  3. #75b0e5
  4. #76aad8
  5. #78a4cc
  6. #799ebf
  7. #7a98b2
  8. #7c92a6
  9. #7d8c99
  10. #7f868d
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.03:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.34:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b6b6b6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9fb8d7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a0beff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8eb0fd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00ccd3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #90bdff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #83b5fd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #48c6e5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-72bcfe {
  color: #72bcfe;
}
Background
.bg-72bcfe {
  background-color: #72bcfe;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-72bcfe {
  border: 2px solid #72bcfe;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #72bcfe;
  --color-primary-rgb: 114 188 254;
  --color-primary-hsl: 208 99% 72%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-72bcfe {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #72bcfe, #7276fe);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-72bcfe {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(114 188 254 / 0.35);
}

#73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 2.57 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 6.16 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 7.08 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 8.06 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 8.78 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 8.89 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 10.08 #8d4301 Inverted #b6b6b6 Grayscale 

Maya Blue
#72bcfe  rgb(114, 188, 254)  hsl(208, 99%, 72%)  Maya Blue
#feb472  rgb(254, 180, 114)  hsl(28, 99%, 72%)  Sandy Brown
#fe72bc  rgb(254, 114, 188)  hsl(328, 99%, 72%)  Hot Pink
#bcfe72  rgb(188, 254, 114)  hsl(88, 99%, 72%)  Inchworm