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#72BDFD

#72bdfd ≈ Maya Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#72bdfd is a color from the azure family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 44.71% red, 74.12% green and 99.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 54.94% cyan, 25.3% magenta, 0% yellow and 0.78% black. Its hue angle is 207.63°, with 97.2% saturation and 71.96% 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 10.41:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Maya Blue (#73c2fb), ΔE 2.08.

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Relative luminance0.4706

Complementary

  1. #72bdfd
  2. #fdb272

Split complementary

  1. #72bdfd
  2. #fd7277
  3. #fdf872

Analogous

  1. #72fdf8
  2. #72bdfd
  3. #7277fd

Triadic

  1. #72bdfd
  2. #fd72bd
  3. #bdfd72

Tetradic

  1. #72bdfd
  2. #b272fd
  3. #fdb272
  4. #bdfd72

Square

  1. #72bdfd
  2. #f872fd
  3. #fdb272
  4. #77fd72

Monochromatic

  1. #0373d3
  2. #279afc
  3. #72bdfd
  4. #bde0fe
  5. #ebf6ff

Shades

#72bdfd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #72bdfd
  2. #67aae4
  3. #5b97ca
  4. #5084b1
  5. #447198
  6. #395f7f
  7. #2e4c65
  8. #22394c
  9. #172633
  10. #0b1319
  11. #000000

Tints

#72bdfd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #72bdfd
  2. #80c4fd
  3. #8ecafd
  4. #9cd1fe
  5. #aad7fe
  6. #b9defe
  7. #c7e5fe
  8. #d5ebfe
  9. #e3f2ff
  10. #f1f8ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#72bdfd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #72bdfd
  2. #73b7f1
  3. #75b1e4
  4. #76abd8
  5. #78a5cb
  6. #799fbf
  7. #7a98b2
  8. #7c92a6
  9. #7d8c99
  10. #7f868d
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.02:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.41:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b6b6b6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a0b9d6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a2beff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8fb0fc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00ccd3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #91beff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #85b6fc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #48c6e5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-72bdfd {
  color: #72bdfd;
}
Background
.bg-72bdfd {
  background-color: #72bdfd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-72bdfd {
  border: 2px solid #72bdfd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #72bdfd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 114 189 253;
  --color-primary-hsl: 208 97% 72%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-72bdfd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #72bdfd, #7277fd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-72bdfd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(114 189 253 / 0.35);
}

#73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 2.08 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 5.76 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 7.21 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 7.62 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 8.45 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 8.86 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 9.63 #8d4202 Inverted #b6b6b6 Grayscale 

Maya Blue
#72bdfd  rgb(114, 189, 253)  hsl(208, 97%, 72%)  Maya Blue
#fdb272  rgb(253, 178, 114)  hsl(28, 97%, 72%)  Sandy Brown
#fd72bd  rgb(253, 114, 189)  hsl(328, 97%, 72%)  Hot Pink
#bdfd72  rgb(189, 253, 114)  hsl(88, 97%, 72%)  Inchworm