#72b2eb
a light, electric blue · cool · closest name: steelblue
RGB
114, 178, 235
HSL
208°, 75%, 68%
CMYK
52, 24, 0, 8
Luminance
0.4142
Every format
| HEX | #72b2eb |
| RGB | rgb(114, 178, 235) |
| HSL | hsl(208, 75%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(52%, 24%, 0%, 8%) |
| LAB | lab(70.5 -4.8 -34.8) |
| LCH | lch(70.5 35.1 262.1) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.743 0.106 246.7) |
Copy-ready code
/* CSS */
color: #72b2eb;
background-color: #72b2eb;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#72b2eb] bg-[#72b2eb]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #72b2eb;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.447, green: 0.698, blue: 0.922)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#72b2eb")Accessibility — WCAG contrast
Aa
#72b2eb on white: 2.26:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large ✗ · AAA ✗
Aa
#72b2eb on black: 9.28:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large ✓ · AAA ✓
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia
RGB percentages
Red44.7%
Green69.8%
Blue92.2%
CMYK percentages
Cyan51.5%
Magenta24.3%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)7.8%
Color previews
#72b2eb text on a black background
contrast 9.28:1
Card sample
#72b2eb text on a white background
contrast 2.26:1
Card sample
CSS3 live lab
Text font color
The quick brown fox
color: #72b2eb;
Background color
Panel with #72b2eb background
background-color: #72b2eb;
Text shadow — hex
Glowing headline
text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #72b2eb;
Text shadow — RGB
Soft neon halo
text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(114, 178, 235, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(114, 178, 235, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #72b2eb; background: linear-gradient(135deg, #72b2eb, #8372EB);