#72aeee
a light, electric blue · cool · closest name: steelblue
RGB
114, 174, 238
HSL
211°, 79%, 69%
CMYK
52, 27, 0, 7
Luminance
0.4002
Every format
| HEX | #72aeee |
| RGB | rgb(114, 174, 238) |
| HSL | hsl(211, 79%, 69%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(52%, 27%, 0%, 7%) |
| LAB | lab(69.5 -1.7 -37.9) |
| LCH | lch(69.5 38.0 267.4) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.736 0.112 251.1) |
Copy-ready code
/* CSS */
color: #72aeee;
background-color: #72aeee;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#72aeee] bg-[#72aeee]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #72aeee;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.447, green: 0.682, blue: 0.933)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#72aeee")Accessibility — WCAG contrast
Aa
#72aeee on white: 2.33:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large ✗ · AAA ✗
Aa
#72aeee on black: 9.00:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large ✓ · AAA ✓
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia
RGB percentages
Red44.7%
Green68.2%
Blue93.3%
CMYK percentages
Cyan52.1%
Magenta26.9%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)6.7%
Color previews
#72aeee text on a black background
contrast 9.00:1
Card sample
#72aeee text on a white background
contrast 2.33:1
Card sample
CSS3 live lab
Text font color
The quick brown fox
color: #72aeee;
Background color
Panel with #72aeee background
background-color: #72aeee;
Text shadow — hex
Glowing headline
text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #72aeee;
Text shadow — RGB
Soft neon halo
text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(114, 174, 238, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(114, 174, 238, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #72aeee; background: linear-gradient(135deg, #72aeee, #8972EE);