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#72CBFF closest to Nevermind Nirvana

#72CBFF is a light, moderately saturated blue; the closest named color is Nevermind Nirvana. In the RGB color model it is made of 44.7% red, 79.6% green and 100.0% blue (rgb(114, 203, 255)). Its HSL value is 202° hue, 100% saturation and 72% lightness, and in CMYK it is 55% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. #72CBFF is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 11.70:1.

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Variations of #72CBFF

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

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

  • Dog vision 88% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #9FBBFE
  • Protanopia 86% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B3CAFF
  • Protanomaly 90% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #A4C9FF
  • Deuteranopia 88% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #9FBBFE
  • Deuteranomaly 92% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #95C1FF
  • Tritanopia 82% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #00D9DC
  • Tritanomaly 93% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #59D1F0
  • Achromatopsia 77% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #C1C1C1
  • Achromatomaly 83% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #B2C4D3

#72CBFF contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.79:1 Very poor#72CBFF text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
11.70:1 Very good#72CBFF text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#72CBFF in CSS

/* Nevermind Nirvana */
.color { color: #72CBFF; }
.background { background-color: #72CBFF; }
.border { border: 1px solid #72CBFF; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(114 203 255);
color: hsl(202 100% 72%);
color: oklch(0.806 0.113 236.1);

#72CBFF FAQ

What color is #72CBFF?

#72CBFF is a light, moderately saturated blue. Its closest named color is Nevermind Nirvana. It belongs to the blue color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #72CBFF?

#72CBFF is rgb(114, 203, 255) in RGB, hsl(202, 100%, 72%) in HSL and cmyk(55%, 20%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #72CBFF?

The complementary color of #72CBFF is #FFA672, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #72CBFF?

Black text has the best contrast on #72CBFF: 11.70:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #72CBFF a warm or cool color?

#72CBFF is a cool color.