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#72BBFF Cooler Than Ever

#72BBFF is a light, moderately saturated blue named Cooler Than Ever. In the RGB color model it is made of 44.7% red, 73.3% green and 100.0% blue (rgb(114, 187, 255)). Its HSL value is 209° hue, 100% saturation and 72% lightness, and in CMYK it is 55% cyan, 27% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. #72BBFF is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 10.27:1.

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Variations of #72BBFF

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#72BBFF color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#72BBFF for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #72BBFF appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 92% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #8CAFFE
  • Protanopia 90% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #9EBDFF
  • Protanomaly 93% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #93BBFF
  • Deuteranopia 92% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #8CAFFE
  • Deuteranomaly 95% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #86B4FE
  • Tritanopia 79% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #00CBD3
  • Tritanomaly 91% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #5BC2EC
  • Achromatopsia 76% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #B5B5B5
  • Achromatomaly 82% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #A8B7CB

#72BBFF contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.05:1 Very poor#72BBFF text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
10.27:1 Very good#72BBFF text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#72BBFF in CSS

/* Cooler Than Ever */
.color { color: #72BBFF; }
.background { background-color: #72BBFF; }
.border { border: 1px solid #72BBFF; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(114 187 255);
color: hsl(209 100% 72%);
color: oklch(0.772 0.122 248.1);

#72BBFF FAQ

What color is #72BBFF?

#72BBFF is a light, moderately saturated blue. Its closest named color is Cooler Than Ever. It belongs to the blue color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #72BBFF?

#72BBFF is rgb(114, 187, 255) in RGB, hsl(209, 100%, 72%) in HSL and cmyk(55%, 27%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #72BBFF?

The complementary color of #72BBFF is #FFB672, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #72BBFF?

Black text has the best contrast on #72BBFF: 10.27:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #72BBFF a warm or cool color?

#72BBFF is a cool color.