#72ade9
a light, vivid blue · cool · closest name: steelblue
RGB
114, 173, 233
HSL
210°, 73%, 68%
CMYK
51, 26, 0, 9
Luminance
0.3935
Every format
| HEX | #72ade9 |
| RGB | rgb(114, 173, 233) |
| HSL | hsl(210, 73%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(51%, 26%, 0%, 9%) |
| LAB | lab(69.0 -2.7 -36.0) |
| LCH | lch(69.0 36.1 265.8) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.731 0.107 249.9) |
Copy-ready code
/* CSS */
color: #72ade9;
background-color: #72ade9;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#72ade9] bg-[#72ade9]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #72ade9;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.447, green: 0.678, blue: 0.914)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#72ade9")Accessibility — WCAG contrast
Aa
#72ade9 on white: 2.37:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large ✗ · AAA ✗
Aa
#72ade9 on black: 8.87:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large ✓ · AAA ✓
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia
RGB percentages
Red44.7%
Green67.8%
Blue91.4%
CMYK percentages
Cyan51.1%
Magenta25.8%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)8.6%
Color previews
#72ade9 text on a black background
contrast 8.87:1
Card sample
#72ade9 text on a white background
contrast 2.37:1
Card sample
CSS3 live lab
Text font color
The quick brown fox
color: #72ade9;
Background color
Panel with #72ade9 background
background-color: #72ade9;
Text shadow — hex
Glowing headline
text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #72ade9;
Text shadow — RGB
Soft neon halo
text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(114, 173, 233, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(114, 173, 233, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #72ade9; background: linear-gradient(135deg, #72ade9, #8672E9);