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#72AAFE Color

#72AAFE is rgb(114, 170, 254) in RGB, hsl(216, 99%, 72%) in HSL, and about cmyk(55%, 33%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is French Sky Blue (#77B5FE), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.57. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#72AAFE
HEX#72AAFE
RGBrgb(114, 170, 254)
HSLhsl(216, 99%, 72%)
HSVhsv(216, 55%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(55%, 33%, 0%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(73.5% 0.136 258.3)
LABlab(68.44% -0.63 -48.08)
LCHlch(68.44% 48.08 269.25)

What #72AAFE Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #72AAFE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

French Sky Blue#77B5FEΔE 7.57Cornflower Blue#6495EDΔE 8.36Perano (Infinitely Hot)#94B1FFΔE 8.68United Nations Blue#5B92E5ΔE 8.93Little Boy Blue#6CA0DCΔE 13.26Very Light Azure#74BBFBΔE 13.45

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every blue in the library.

#72AAFE Channel Values

How #72AAFE breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 114 · G 170 · B 2548-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 216° · S 99% · L 72%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 216° · S 55% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 55% · M 33% · Y 0% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.36:1 vs white · 8.9:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #72AAFE background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text2.36:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.9:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #72AAFE in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #72AAFE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #72AAFE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#72AAFE
Complementary
#FEC671
Analogous
#71F0FE
Analogous
#7F71FE
Triadic
#FE71A9
Triadic
#A9FE71
Split comp.
#FE7F71
Split comp.
#F0FE71

Tints & Shades of #72AAFE

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#85B6FE
#94BFFE
#A9CBFF
#BDD7FF
#D1E4FF
#E1EDFF

Shades

#3E8BFE
#106FFE
#0158DA
#0143A7
#012F75
#001D47

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #72AAFE.

How #72AAFE Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#72AAFE
Protanopia#A2A2FE
Protanomaly#91A5FE
Deuteranopia#9A9AFF
Deuteranomaly#8CA1FE
Tritanopia#56B7B7
Tritanomaly#62B2D7
Achromatopsia#A9A9A9

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #72AAFE in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-72aafe: #72AAFE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #72AAFE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-72aafe': '#72AAFE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.447, green: 0.667, blue: 0.996)
Android XML<color name="color_72aafe">#72AAFE</color>
SVG fillfill="#72AAFE"

More Blue Colors

#72AAFE sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#72AAFE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #72AAFE?

#72AAFE is a light blue — rgb(114, 170, 254) in RGB and hsl(216, 99%, 72%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is French Sky Blue (#77B5FE), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.57.

What is the RGB value of #72AAFE?

#72AAFE is rgb(114, 170, 254) — red 114, green 170, and blue 254 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #72AAFE?

#72AAFE converts to approximately cmyk(55%, 33%, 0%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #72AAFE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #72AAFE scores 2.36:1 against white and 8.9:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #72AAFE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #72AAFE is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is cornflowerblue (#6495ED) at a CIE76 distance of 8.36, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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