#72ade8
a light, vivid blue · cool · closest name: steelblue
RGB
114, 173, 232
HSL
210°, 72%, 68%
CMYK
51, 25, 0, 9
Luminance
0.3929
Every format
| HEX | #72ade8 |
| RGB | rgb(114, 173, 232) |
| HSL | hsl(210, 72%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(51%, 25%, 0%, 9%) |
| LAB | lab(69.0 -3.0 -35.5) |
| LCH | lch(69.0 35.6 265.2) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.731 0.106 249.5) |
Copy-ready code
/* CSS */
color: #72ade8;
background-color: #72ade8;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#72ade8] bg-[#72ade8]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #72ade8;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.447, green: 0.678, blue: 0.910)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#72ade8")Accessibility — WCAG contrast
Aa
#72ade8 on white: 2.37:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large ✗ · AAA ✗
Aa
#72ade8 on black: 8.86:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large ✓ · AAA ✓
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia
RGB percentages
Red44.7%
Green67.8%
Blue91.0%
CMYK percentages
Cyan50.9%
Magenta25.4%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)9.0%
Color previews
#72ade8 text on a black background
contrast 8.86:1
Card sample
#72ade8 text on a white background
contrast 2.37:1
Card sample
CSS3 live lab
Text font color
The quick brown fox
color: #72ade8;
Background color
Panel with #72ade8 background
background-color: #72ade8;
Text shadow — hex
Glowing headline
text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #72ade8;
Text shadow — RGB
Soft neon halo
text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(114, 173, 232, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(114, 173, 232, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #72ade8; background: linear-gradient(135deg, #72ade8, #8572E8);