#72BCFF Hex Color

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Color Name

Maya Blue*

Hex Color Code

#72BCFF

RGB Color Code

RGB(114, 188, 255)

CMYK Values*

55.3%, 26.3%, 0.0%, 0.0%

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#72BCFF hex color. RGB, RYB, CMYK, HSL, HSV codes and color conversions. Matching color names, palettes, paints.

What color is 72BCFF?

The RGB color code for color number #72BCFF is RGB(114, 188, 255). In the RGB color model, #72BCFF has a red value of 114, a green value of 188, and a blue value of 255. The CMYK color model (also known as process color, used in color printing) comprises 55.3% cyan, 26.3% magenta, 0.0% yellow, and 0.0% key (black). The HSL color scale has a hue of 208.5° (degrees), 100.0 % saturation, and 72.4 % lightness. In the HSB/HSV color space, #72BCFF has a hue of 208.5° (degrees), 55.3 % saturation and 100.0 % brightness/value.

Color 72BCFF is cool or warm?

Color 72BCFF is a cool color.

What is the LRV of #72BCFF? (For interior and product design)

72BCFF has an LRV of nearly 46.8. By LRV value, it is a medium light color.

Light Reflectance Value (LRV) is a measure of how much visible light is reflected off a surface. It is a number on a scale of 0 to 100, with 0 being pure black and 100 being pure white. The higher the LRV, the more light the color reflects and the lighter it will appear.

Dark Color

#72BCFF

LRV 46.8

Light Color

Compare LRV 46.8 of #72BCFF with dark and light color

Is #72BCFF Readable? WCAG Contrast Checker (For digital design)

Check if the color 72BCFF meets Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) standards, minimum contrast ratio standards between text and background colors. The WCAG (Web Content Accessibility Guidelines) provides global standards for readable web content.

WCAG Recommendations - Large Text: above 18pt or 14pt bold. Normal Text: below 18pt or 14pt bold.

Minimum contrast ratio (AA): 4.5 for normal text and 3 for large text.
Enhanced contrast ratio (AAA): 7 for normal text and 4.5 for large text.

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Color Codes - Color Space Conversions

HEX #72BCFF color codes / color number / color space conversions - RGBA, HSL, HSV/HSB, HYZ, CMY, HWB, RYB

HEX #72BCFF

Hex triplet: #72BCFF
Red: 72
Green: BC
Blue: FF

RGBA / RGB rgb(114, 188, 255)

Red: 114 (44.7%)
Green: 188 (73.7%)
Blue: 255 (100.0%)
Alpha: 1 (100.0%)

CMYK

Cyan: 55.29%
Magenta: 26.27%
Yellow: 0.00%
Key: 0.00%

HSL hsl(208.51deg, 100.0 %, 72.4 %)

Hue: 208.51°
Saturation: 100.00 %
Lightness: 72.35 %

HSV / HSB

Hue: 208.51°
Saturation: 55.29 %
Brightness / Value: 100.00 %

RYB ryb(9, 6, 73)

Red: 9 (3.6%)
Yellow: 6 (2.2%)
Blue: 73 (28.6%)

HWB

Hue: 208.51°
Whiteness: 44.71 %
Blackness: 0.00 %

CMY

Cyan: 55.29%
Magenta: 26.27%
Yellow: 0.00%

XYZ

X: 42.97
Y: 46.76
Z: 101.37

YXY

Y1: 46.76
X: 0.22
Y2: 0.24

CIE-Lab

L: 74.04
A: -4.34
B: -40.05

CIE-Lch

L: 74.04
C: 40.29
H: 263.81

CIE-Luv

L: 74.04
U: -32.63
V: -64.43

Hunter-Lab

L: 68.38
A: -7.5
B: -40.02

Other

LRV: ~ 46.8 %
Munsell Color System: 1.9PB 7.3/9.1

Color Names, Similar Colors and Paint

What is Delta E (ΔE)?

Delta E is the standard measure of how different two colors look to the human eye, rather than how far apart their hex codes happen to be. It runs from 0, an exact match, to 100, the largest possible difference — so the lower the Delta E, the closer the match. The match percentage shown on each color below is simply 100% minus its ΔE.

ΔE 0

Identical – an exact match

ΔE under 1

Not perceptible; the eye cannot separate them

ΔE 1 – 2

Perceptible only on close, side-by-side inspection

ΔE 2 – 10

Perceptible at a glance

ΔE over 10

Reads as a different color altogether

Color Name of HEX #72BCFF

These are the named colors closest to hex 72BCFF, closest match first. Each card shows how much of the color the human eye sees as the same, measured as Delta E (ΔE).

#73C2FB Color Maya Blue

97.31% match | ΔE 2.69

#77B5FE Color French Sky Blue

97.07% match | ΔE 2.93

#7CB9E8 Color Aero

96.87% match | ΔE 3.13

#7EC0EE Color Bleu Celeste

96.39% match | ΔE 3.61

Similar colors from Pantone, RAL and other color matching system

British Standard 4800

British Standard 4800 color similar/equivalent to 72BCFF.

#81C6FD Color BS 20-E-50 - Blue

96.95% match | ΔE 3.05

#6CA5D3 Color BS 20-E-51 - Corfu (Purple)

92.76% match | ΔE 7.24

Pantone PMS

Pantone PMS color similar/equivalent to 72BCFF.

#69B3E7 Color PANTONE 292 C

96.10% match | ΔE 3.90

#8BBEE8 Color PANTONE 2141 C

95.78% match | ΔE 4.22

#8BB8E8 Color PANTONE 278 C

95.39% match | ΔE 4.61

#6CACE4 Color PANTONE 284 C

95.30% match | ΔE 4.70

RAL Design

RAL Design color similar/equivalent to 72BCFF.

#83B0D6 Color RAL 260 70 25 - Pacific Blue

93.98% match | ΔE 6.02

#6BB3DB Color RAL 250 70 30 - Broom Butterfly Blue

93.58% match | ΔE 6.42

#7AB2D4 Color RAL 250 70 25 - Meadow Blossom Blue

93.22% match | ΔE 6.78

Pantone TCX

Pantone TCX color similar/equivalent to 72BCFF.

#7AB6D9 Color Pantone 14-4320 TCX - Baltic Sea

93.59% match | ΔE 6.41

#96BAE0 Color Pantone 14-4124 TCX - Dutch Canal

93.32% match | ΔE 6.68

#6DA9D2 Color PANTONE 15-4225 TCX - Alaskan Blue

93.02% match | ΔE 6.98

#93B7D5 Color PANTONE 14-4122 TCX - Airy Blue

92.49% match | ΔE 7.51

Paint color for Hex #72BCFF

These are the real paint colors closest to hex 72BCFF from major brands, ranked by Delta E (ΔE) match. A paint above 98% will be hard to tell apart from 72BCFF once it is on a wall.

Behr

Hex color 72BCFF similar/equivalent paint from Behr. Conversion of hex #72BCFF to Behr

#83BCE5 Color C'Est La Vie (MQ4-27)

95.75% match | ΔE 4.25

#75B5E1 Color Electra (P510-4)

95.64% match | ΔE 4.36

#89C0E6 Color Rhodes (P510-3)

94.93% match | ΔE 5.07

#6FB7E0 Color Life Force (P500-4)

94.28% match | ΔE 5.72

Benjamin Moore

Hex color 72BCFF similar/equivalent paint from Benjamin Moore. Conversion of hex #72BCFF to Benjamin Moore

#6CBAEA Color True Blue (2066-50)

95.68% match | ΔE 4.32

#6EB8E5 Color Blue Wave (2065-50)

95.23% match | ΔE 4.77

#74BAE3 Color Costa Rica Blue (2064-50)

94.69% match | ΔE 5.31

#6DB4DC Color Sea to Shining Sea (789)

93.80% match | ΔE 6.20

Dunn-Edwards

Hex color 72BCFF similar/equivalent paint from Dunn-Edwards. Conversion of hex #72BCFF to Dunn-Edwards

#66B2E4 Color Sanctuary Spa (DE 5843)

95.36% match | ΔE 4.64

#8EC2E7 Color Astral (DE 5856)

94.58% match | ΔE 5.42

#99C3F0 Color Sail to the Sea (DE 5863)

94.27% match | ΔE 5.73

#92CBF1 Color Light Azure (DE 5842)

93.65% match | ΔE 6.35

PPG Paints

Hex color 72BCFF similar/equivalent paint from PPG Paints. Conversion of hex #72BCFF to PPG Paints

#7DAEE1 Color Victoria Blue (PPG1243-4)

94.85% match | ΔE 5.15

#6AB4E0 Color Xavier Blue (PPG1240-4)

94.55% match | ΔE 5.45

#97BEE2 Color Viva La Bleu (PPG1242-3)

93.66% match | ΔE 6.34

#62A5DF Color Windjammer (PPG1241-4)

93.36% match | ΔE 6.64

Valspar

Hex color 72BCFF similar/equivalent paint from Valspar. Conversion of hex #72BCFF to Valspar

#78B1D8 Color High Seas (4006-10A)

94.35% match | ΔE 5.65

#8BB5D9 Color Blue Magpie (P072)

93.97% match | ΔE 6.03

#68B6E0 Color BFF Blue (8001-42D)

93.79% match | ΔE 6.21

#95BFE1 Color Double Denim (V072-3)

93.72% match | ΔE 6.28

Sherwin Williams

Hex color 72BCFF similar/equivalent paint from Sherwin Williams. Conversion of hex #72BCFF to Sherwin Williams

#7DB5D3 Color Regale Blue (SW 6801)

92.19% match | ΔE 7.81

#7FC3E1 Color Undercool (SW 6957)

91.20% match | ΔE 8.80

#97B3D0 Color Celestial (SW 6808)

90.88% match | ΔE 9.12

#5DB3D4 Color Flyway (SW 6794)

89.98% match | ΔE 10.02

Farrow & Ball

Hex color 72BCFF similar/equivalent paint from Farrow & Ball. Conversion of hex #72BCFF to Farrow & Ball

#9EB6C8 Color Lulworth Blue (89)

88.51% match | ΔE 11.49

#98ACBA Color Kittiwake (307)

86.49% match | ΔE 13.51

#6A8FB2 Color Cook's Blue (237)

85.38% match | ΔE 14.62

#57A7B9 Color Lobster (CB7)

84.11% match | ΔE 15.89

Color Combinations and Matching Colors

#72BCFF color palettes and scheme combination

0071D8

0C8CFF

3FA4FF

72BCFF

A5D4FF

D8ECFF

FFFFFF

Monochromatic Color Palette

Monochromatic colors belong to the same hue angle but different tints and shades. Monochromatic color palette can be generated by keeping the exact hue of the base color and then changing the saturation and lightness.

72FFB5

72FFFB

72BCFF

7275FF

B572FF

Analogous Color Palette

Analogous colors are a group of colors adjacent to each other on a color wheel. Group of these adjacent colors forms Analogous color scheme Palette. Analogous Palette can be generated by increasing or decreasing the hue value by 30 points.

72BCFF

FF72BC

BCFF72

Triadic Color Palette

The triadic color palette has three colors separated by 120° in the RGB color wheel

72BCFF

FB72FF

FFB572

76FF72

Tetradic Color Palette

The tetradic colour scheme composed of two sets of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

72BCFF

80C2FF

8EC9FF

9CD0FF

AAD6FF

B8DDFF

C6E4FF

D4EAFF

E2F1FF

F0F8FF

FFFFFF

Maya Blue* - #72BCFF Tints

72BCFF

66A9E5

5B96CC

4F83B2

447099

395E7F

2D4B66

22384C

162533

0B1219

000000

Maya Blue* - #72BCFF Shades

Complementary / Opposite Color

#72BCFF

Maya Blue*

#FFB572

Macaroni and Cheese*

Complementary / Opposite Color

Complementary colors are pairs of colors which, when combined or mixed, cancel each other out (lose hue) by producing a grayscale color like white or black. When placed next to each other, they create the strongest contrast for those two colors. Complementary colors also called opposite colors. Complementary color schemes are created using two opposite colors on the color wheel. The examples are red–cyan, green–magenta, and blue–yellow.

What is the contrasting color of #72BCFF?

Color that best contrast with #72BCFF is #FFB572, color name is Macaroni and Cheese*. Contrast indicates a strong difference in color. Contrasting color can be found several ways, Complimentary contrast is one of them. Complementary contrast colors are opposite each other on the color wheel.