#72acee
a light, electric blue · cool · closest name: steelblue
RGB
114, 172, 238
HSL
212°, 79%, 69%
CMYK
52, 28, 0, 7
Luminance
0.3926
Every format
| HEX | #72acee |
| RGB | rgb(114, 172, 238) |
| HSL | hsl(212, 79%, 69%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(52%, 28%, 0%, 7%) |
| LAB | lab(68.9 -0.6 -38.8) |
| LCH | lch(68.9 38.8 269.1) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.731 0.114 252.5) |
Copy-ready code
/* CSS */
color: #72acee;
background-color: #72acee;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#72acee] bg-[#72acee]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #72acee;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.447, green: 0.675, blue: 0.933)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#72acee")Accessibility — WCAG contrast
Aa
#72acee on white: 2.37:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large ✗ · AAA ✗
Aa
#72acee on black: 8.85:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large ✓ · AAA ✓
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia
RGB percentages
Red44.7%
Green67.5%
Blue93.3%
CMYK percentages
Cyan52.1%
Magenta27.7%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)6.7%
Color previews
#72acee text on a black background
contrast 8.85:1
Card sample
#72acee text on a white background
contrast 2.37:1
Card sample
CSS3 live lab
Text font color
The quick brown fox
color: #72acee;
Background color
Panel with #72acee background
background-color: #72acee;
Text shadow — hex
Glowing headline
text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #72acee;
Text shadow — RGB
Soft neon halo
text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(114, 172, 238, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(114, 172, 238, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #72acee; background: linear-gradient(135deg, #72acee, #8B72EE);