#72ade5
a light, vivid blue · cool · closest name: steelblue
RGB
114, 173, 229
HSL
209°, 69%, 67%
CMYK
50, 25, 0, 10
Luminance
0.3912
Every format
| HEX | #72ade5 |
| RGB | rgb(114, 173, 229) |
| HSL | hsl(209, 69%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(50%, 25%, 0%, 10%) |
| LAB | lab(68.8 -3.8 -34.0) |
| LCH | lch(68.8 34.2 263.6) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.729 0.102 248.2) |
Copy-ready code
/* CSS */
color: #72ade5;
background-color: #72ade5;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#72ade5] bg-[#72ade5]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #72ade5;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.447, green: 0.678, blue: 0.898)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#72ade5")Accessibility — WCAG contrast
Aa
#72ade5 on white: 2.38:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large ✗ · AAA ✗
Aa
#72ade5 on black: 8.82:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large ✓ · AAA ✓
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia
RGB percentages
Red44.7%
Green67.8%
Blue89.8%
CMYK percentages
Cyan50.2%
Magenta24.5%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)10.2%
Color previews
#72ade5 text on a black background
contrast 8.82:1
Card sample
#72ade5 text on a white background
contrast 2.38:1
Card sample
CSS3 live lab
Text font color
The quick brown fox
color: #72ade5;
Background color
Panel with #72ade5 background
background-color: #72ade5;
Text shadow — hex
Glowing headline
text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #72ade5;
Text shadow — RGB
Soft neon halo
text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(114, 173, 229, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(114, 173, 229, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #72ade5; background: linear-gradient(135deg, #72ade5, #8472E5);