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#72BCFF Cooler Than Ever

#72BCFF is a light, moderately saturated blue named Cooler Than Ever. In the RGB color model it is made of 44.7% red, 73.7% green and 100.0% blue (rgb(114, 188, 255)). Its HSL value is 209° hue, 100% saturation and 72% lightness, and in CMYK it is 55% cyan, 26% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. #72BCFF is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 10.35:1.

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Variations of #72BCFF

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

How #72BCFF 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 #8DB0FE
  • Protanopia 90% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #A0BEFF
  • Protanomaly 93% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #94BCFF
  • Deuteranopia 92% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #8DB0FE
  • Deuteranomaly 95% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #87B5FE
  • Tritanopia 79% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #00CCD3
  • Tritanomaly 91% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #5BC3EC
  • Achromatopsia 76% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #B6B6B6
  • Achromatomaly 82% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #A8B8CC

#72BCFF contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.03:1 Very poor#72BCFF text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
10.35:1 Very good#72BCFF text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#72BCFF in CSS

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

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(114 188 255);
color: hsl(209 100% 72%);
color: oklch(0.774 0.122 247.4);

#72BCFF FAQ

What color is #72BCFF?

#72BCFF 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 #72BCFF?

#72BCFF is rgb(114, 188, 255) in RGB, hsl(209, 100%, 72%) in HSL and cmyk(55%, 26%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #72BCFF?

The complementary color of #72BCFF is #FFB572, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #72BCFF?

Black text has the best contrast on #72BCFF: 10.35:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #72BCFF a warm or cool color?

#72BCFF is a cool color.