#72b0eb
a light, electric blue · cool · closest name: steelblue
RGB
114, 176, 235
HSL
209°, 75%, 68%
CMYK
52, 25, 0, 8
Luminance
0.4063
Every format
| HEX | #72b0eb |
| RGB | rgb(114, 176, 235) |
| HSL | hsl(209, 75%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(52%, 25%, 0%, 8%) |
| LAB | lab(69.9 -3.7 -35.6) |
| LCH | lch(69.9 35.8 264.0) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.739 0.107 248.3) |
Copy-ready code
/* CSS */
color: #72b0eb;
background-color: #72b0eb;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#72b0eb] bg-[#72b0eb]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #72b0eb;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.447, green: 0.690, blue: 0.922)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#72b0eb")Accessibility — WCAG contrast
Aa
#72b0eb on white: 2.30:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large ✗ · AAA ✗
Aa
#72b0eb on black: 9.13:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large ✓ · AAA ✓
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia
RGB percentages
Red44.7%
Green69.0%
Blue92.2%
CMYK percentages
Cyan51.5%
Magenta25.1%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)7.8%
Color previews
#72b0eb text on a black background
contrast 9.13:1
Card sample
#72b0eb text on a white background
contrast 2.30:1
Card sample
CSS3 live lab
Text font color
The quick brown fox
color: #72b0eb;
Background color
Panel with #72b0eb background
background-color: #72b0eb;
Text shadow — hex
Glowing headline
text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #72b0eb;
Text shadow — RGB
Soft neon halo
text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(114, 176, 235, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(114, 176, 235, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #72b0eb; background: linear-gradient(135deg, #72b0eb, #8572EB);