#72ace4
a light, vivid blue · cool · closest name: steelblue
RGB
114, 172, 228
HSL
210°, 68%, 67%
CMYK
50, 25, 0, 11
Luminance
0.3868
Every format
| HEX | #72ace4 |
| RGB | rgb(114, 172, 228) |
| HSL | hsl(210, 68%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(50%, 25%, 0%, 11%) |
| LAB | lab(68.5 -3.6 -34.0) |
| LCH | lch(68.5 34.2 264.0) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.727 0.102 248.6) |
Copy-ready code
/* CSS */
color: #72ace4;
background-color: #72ace4;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#72ace4] bg-[#72ace4]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #72ace4;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.447, green: 0.675, blue: 0.894)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#72ace4")Accessibility — WCAG contrast
Aa
#72ace4 on white: 2.40:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large ✗ · AAA ✗
Aa
#72ace4 on black: 8.74:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large ✓ · AAA ✓
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia
RGB percentages
Red44.7%
Green67.5%
Blue89.4%
CMYK percentages
Cyan50.0%
Magenta24.6%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)10.6%
Color previews
#72ace4 text on a black background
contrast 8.74:1
Card sample
#72ace4 text on a white background
contrast 2.40:1
Card sample
CSS3 live lab
Text font color
The quick brown fox
color: #72ace4;
Background color
Panel with #72ace4 background
background-color: #72ace4;
Text shadow — hex
Glowing headline
text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #72ace4;
Text shadow — RGB
Soft neon halo
text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(114, 172, 228, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(114, 172, 228, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #72ace4; background: linear-gradient(135deg, #72ace4, #8472E4);