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#72abcc

a balanced, vivid blue · cool · closest name: skyblue

RGB
114, 171, 204
HSL
202°, 47%, 62%
CMYK
44, 16, 0, 20
Luminance
0.3706

Every format

HEX#72abcc
RGBrgb(114, 171, 204)
HSLhsl(202, 47%, 62%)
CMYKcmyk(44%, 16%, 0%, 20%)
LABlab(67.3 -9.9 -22.6)
LCHlch(67.3 24.7 246.4)
OKLCHoklch(0.714 0.077 234.7)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #72abcc;
background-color: #72abcc;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#72abcc] bg-[#72abcc]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #72abcc;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.447, green: 0.671, blue: 0.800)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#72abcc")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#72abcc on white: 2.50:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#72abcc on black: 8.41:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red44.7%
Green67.1%
Blue80.0%

CMYK percentages

Cyan44.1%
Magenta16.2%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)20.0%

Color previews

#72abcc text on a black background

contrast 8.41:1

Card sample

#72abcc text on a white background

contrast 2.50:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #72abcc;
Background color
Panel with #72abcc background
background-color: #72abcc;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #72abcc;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(114, 171, 204, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(114, 171, 204, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #72abcc;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #72abcc, #7572CC);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #72abcc

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #72abcc in the Color Lab