#72CAFB Hex Color

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Color Name

Light Sky Blue*

Hex Color Code

#72CAFB

RGB Color Code

RGB(114, 202, 251)

CMYK Values*

54.6%, 19.5%, 0.0%, 1.6%

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

What color is 72CAFB?

The RGB color code for color number #72CAFB is RGB(114, 202, 251). In the RGB color model, #72CAFB has a red value of 114, a green value of 202, and a blue value of 251. The CMYK color model (also known as process color, used in color printing) comprises 54.6% cyan, 19.5% magenta, 0.0% yellow, and 1.6% key (black). The HSL color scale has a hue of 201.5° (degrees), 94.5 % saturation, and 71.6 % lightness. In the HSB/HSV color space, #72CAFB has a hue of 201.5° (degrees), 54.6 % saturation and 98.4 % brightness/value.

Color 72CAFB is cool or warm?

Color 72CAFB is a cool color.

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

72CAFB has an LRV of nearly 52.8. 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

#72CAFB

LRV 52.8

Light Color

Compare LRV 52.8 of #72CAFB with dark and light color

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

Check if the color 72CAFB 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 #72CAFB color codes / color number / color space conversions - RGBA, HSL, HSV/HSB, HYZ, CMY, HWB, RYB

HEX #72CAFB

Hex triplet: #72CAFB
Red: 72
Green: CA
Blue: FB

RGBA / RGB rgb(114, 202, 251)

Red: 114 (44.7%)
Green: 202 (79.2%)
Blue: 251 (98.4%)
Alpha: 1 (100.0%)

CMYK

Cyan: 54.58%
Magenta: 19.52%
Yellow: 0.00%
Key: 1.57%

HSL hsl(201.46deg, 94.5 %, 71.6 %)

Hue: 201.46°
Saturation: 94.48 %
Lightness: 71.57 %

HSV / HSB

Hue: 201.46°
Saturation: 54.58 %
Brightness / Value: 98.43 %

RYB ryb(8, 9, 64)

Red: 8 (3.2%)
Yellow: 9 (3.7%)
Blue: 64 (25.2%)

HWB

Hue: 201.46°
Whiteness: 44.71 %
Blackness: 1.57 %

CMY

Cyan: 55.29%
Magenta: 20.78%
Yellow: 1.57%

XYZ

X: 45.47
Y: 52.78
Z: 99.06

YXY

Y1: 52.78
X: 0.23
Y2: 0.27

CIE-Lab

L: 77.75
A: -13.02
B: -32.16

CIE-Lch

L: 77.75
C: 34.7
H: 247.95

CIE-Luv

L: 77.75
U: -37.9
V: -50.1

Hunter-Lab

L: 72.65
A: -15.42
B: -29.98

Other

LRV: ~ 52.8 %
Munsell Color System: 0.3PB 7.6/8.5

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 #72CAFB

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

#87CEFA Color Light Sky Blue

97.66% match | ΔE 2.34

#73C2FB Color Maya Blue

96.68% match | ΔE 3.32

#7EC0EE Color Bleu Celeste

96.49% match | ΔE 3.51

#89CFF0 Color Baby Blue

95.91% match | ΔE 4.09

Similar colors from Pantone, RAL and other color matching system

British Standard 4800

British Standard 4800 color similar/equivalent to 72CAFB.

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

96.21% match | ΔE 3.79

Pantone PMS

Pantone PMS color similar/equivalent to 72CAFB.

#71C5E8 Color PANTONE 297 C

96.04% match | ΔE 3.96

#8DC8E8 Color PANTONE 2905 C

95.68% match | ΔE 4.32

#5BC2E7 Color PANTONE 2985 C

94.87% match | ΔE 5.13

#56B7E6 Color PANTONE 2190 C

94.63% match | ΔE 5.37

Pantone TCX

Pantone TCX color similar/equivalent to 72CAFB.

#69BBDD Color PANTONE 16-4520 TCX - Splish Splash

94.43% match | ΔE 5.57

#88CDE7 Color PANTONE 13-4307 TCX - Tropical Breeze

93.99% match | ΔE 6.01

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

93.99% match | ΔE 6.01

#8ABAD3 Color PANTONE 14-4318 TCX - Sky Blue

92.69% match | ΔE 7.31

RAL Design

RAL Design color similar/equivalent to 72CAFB.

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

93.77% match | ΔE 6.23

#9FCAE5 Color RAL 250 80 20 - Velvet Blue

93.20% match | ΔE 6.80

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

92.87% match | ΔE 7.13

#5FB5D6 Color RAL 240 70 30 - Caribbean Blue

92.73% match | ΔE 7.27

Paint color for Hex #72CAFB

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

Dunn-Edwards

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

#92CBF1 Color Light Azure (DE 5842)

95.98% match | ΔE 4.02

#87CDED Color Below Zero (DE 5835)

95.80% match | ΔE 4.20

#8EC2E7 Color Astral (DE 5856)

95.13% match | ΔE 4.87

#66B2E4 Color Sanctuary Spa (DE 5843)

93.60% match | ΔE 6.40

Benjamin Moore

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

#73C1E4 Color Cayman Blue (2060-50)

95.92% match | ΔE 4.08

#6CBAEA Color True Blue (2066-50)

95.83% match | ΔE 4.17

#7BBDE1 Color Aquarius (788)

95.67% match | ΔE 4.33

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

95.59% match | ΔE 4.41

PPG Paints

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

#80C1E2 Color Horizon Haze (PPG1237-4)

95.72% match | ΔE 4.28

#6AB4E0 Color Xavier Blue (PPG1240-4)

94.20% match | ΔE 5.80

#9BC7EA Color Sweet Dreams (PPG1241-3)

93.77% match | ΔE 6.23

#9FC9E4 Color Windsor Way (PPG1239-3)

93.09% match | ΔE 6.91

Valspar

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

#83C1E2 Color Moment of Grace (8001-42C)

95.66% match | ΔE 4.34

#76C2E3 Color Billow (4008-9C)

95.60% match | ΔE 4.40

#8DC2E1 Color Endless Blue (P108)

94.87% match | ΔE 5.13

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

94.63% match | ΔE 5.37

Behr

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

#89C0E6 Color Rhodes (P510-3)

95.41% match | ΔE 4.59

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

95.07% match | ΔE 4.93

#6FB7E0 Color Life Force (P500-4)

94.87% match | ΔE 5.13

#75B5E1 Color Electra (P510-4)

94.16% match | ΔE 5.84

Sherwin Williams

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

#7FC3E1 Color Undercool (SW 6957)

95.12% match | ΔE 4.88

#89C6DF Color Sky Fall (SW 9049)

93.85% match | ΔE 6.15

#7DB5D3 Color Regale Blue (SW 6801)

93.06% match | ΔE 6.94

#9BC8DE Color Porch Ceiling (SW 9063)

92.51% match | ΔE 7.49

Farrow & Ball

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

#9EB6C8 Color Lulworth Blue (89)

88.43% match | ΔE 11.57

#A0C5CA Color Blue Ground (210)

86.46% match | ΔE 13.54

#57A7B9 Color Lobster (CB7)

86.37% match | ΔE 13.63

#98ACBA Color Kittiwake (307)

86.17% match | ΔE 13.83

Color Combinations and Matching Colors

#72CAFB color palettes and scheme combination

0687CE

0FA5F8

40B7FA

72CAFB

A4DDFC

D5EFFE

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.

72FBA3

72FBE8

72CAFB

7285FB

A372FB

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.

72CAFB

FB72CA

CAFB72

Triadic Color Palette

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

72CAFB

E872FB

FBA372

86FB72

Tetradic Color Palette

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

72CAFB

80CFFB

8ED4FB

9CD9FC

AADFFC

B8E4FD

C6E9FD

D4EFFD

E2F4FE

F0F9FE

FFFFFF

Light Sky Blue* - #72CAFB Tints

72CAFB

66B5E1

5BA1C8

4F8DAF

447996

39657D

2D5064

223C4B

162832

0B1419

000000

Light Sky Blue* - #72CAFB Shades

Complementary / Opposite Color

#72CAFB

Light Sky Blue*

#FBA372

Atomic Tangerine (Ultra Yellow)*

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 #72CAFB?

Color that best contrast with #72CAFB is #FBA372, color name is Atomic Tangerine (Ultra Yellow)*. 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.