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#72DBFF closest to Sky

#72DBFF is a light, moderately saturated blue; the closest named color is Sky. In the RGB color model it is made of 44.7% red, 85.9% green and 100.0% blue (rgb(114, 219, 255)). Its HSL value is 195° hue, 100% saturation and 72% lightness, and in CMYK it is 55% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. #72DBFF is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 13.29:1.

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Variations of #72DBFF

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

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

  • Dog vision 84% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #B2C7FF
  • Protanopia 83% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #C6D6FF
  • Protanomaly 87% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B4D6FF
  • Deuteranopia 84% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #B2C7FF
  • Deuteranomaly 89% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #A3CFFF
  • Tritanopia 86% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #00E6E6
  • Tritanomaly 94% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #57E0F4
  • Achromatopsia 78% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #CECECE
  • Achromatomaly 83% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #BCD1DB

#72DBFF contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.58:1 Very poor#72DBFF text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
13.29:1 Super#72DBFF text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#72DBFF in CSS

/* Sky */
.color { color: #72DBFF; }
.background { background-color: #72DBFF; }
.border { border: 1px solid #72DBFF; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(114 219 255);
color: hsl(195 100% 72%);
color: oklch(0.842 0.109 222.9);

#72DBFF FAQ

What color is #72DBFF?

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

What is the RGB value of #72DBFF?

#72DBFF is rgb(114, 219, 255) in RGB, hsl(195, 100%, 72%) in HSL and cmyk(55%, 14%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #72DBFF?

The complementary color of #72DBFF is #FF9672, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #72DBFF?

Black text has the best contrast on #72DBFF: 13.29:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #72DBFF a warm or cool color?

#72DBFF is a cool color.