#72ace0
a light, vivid blue · cool · closest name: steelblue
RGB
114, 172, 224
HSL
208°, 64%, 66%
CMYK
49, 23, 0, 12
Luminance
0.3846
Every format
| HEX | #72ace0 |
| RGB | rgb(114, 172, 224) |
| HSL | hsl(208, 64%, 66%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(49%, 23%, 0%, 12%) |
| LAB | lab(68.4 -4.8 -32.0) |
| LCH | lch(68.4 32.4 261.6) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.725 0.097 246.7) |
Copy-ready code
/* CSS */
color: #72ace0;
background-color: #72ace0;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#72ace0] bg-[#72ace0]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #72ace0;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.447, green: 0.675, blue: 0.878)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#72ace0")Accessibility — WCAG contrast
Aa
#72ace0 on white: 2.42:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large ✗ · AAA ✗
Aa
#72ace0 on black: 8.69:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large ✓ · AAA ✓
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia
RGB percentages
Red44.7%
Green67.5%
Blue87.8%
CMYK percentages
Cyan49.1%
Magenta23.2%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)12.2%
Color previews
#72ace0 text on a black background
contrast 8.69:1
Card sample
#72ace0 text on a white background
contrast 2.42:1
Card sample
CSS3 live lab
Text font color
The quick brown fox
color: #72ace0;
Background color
Panel with #72ace0 background
background-color: #72ace0;
Text shadow — hex
Glowing headline
text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #72ace0;
Text shadow — RGB
Soft neon halo
text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(114, 172, 224, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(114, 172, 224, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #72ace0; background: linear-gradient(135deg, #72ace0, #8172E0);