#72a2ef Color Information

#72a2ef Color Information
Details | Shades, Tints, and Tones | Variations | Color Coordinates | Color Schemes | HTML+CSS Examples | Coding & Programming | Color Blindness | Accessibility | Related Colors

The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #72a2ef. In RGB, it consists of 44.7% Red, 63.5% Green, and 93.7% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 52.3% Cyan, 32.2% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 6.3% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 217.0°, with saturation of 79.6% and lightness of 69.2%. The decimal value for #72a2ef is 7512815, and its nearest "web safe" color is #6699ff. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #72a2ef is blue. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is cyan. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is blue.
  • HexHex code for this color#72a2ef Copy
  • NameThe common name of this color(Unnamed) Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color114, 162, 239 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color44.7%, 63.5%, 93.7% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.553, 0.365, 0.063 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0.523, 0.322, 0, 0.063 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color217.0°, 79.6%, 69.2% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color217.0°, 52.3%, 93.7% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color35.440, 35.650, 86.675 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color114, 149, 239 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code7512815 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color66.252, 5.344, -43.543 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)66.252, 43.870, 276.996 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color66.252, -23.332, -70.512 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color59.708, 1.461, -44.273 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.225, 0.226, 35.650 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4285702895 / 0xff72a2ef Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#6699ff Copy
Last Updated: March 27, 2024

Shades of #72a2ef

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #72a2ef, its pure hue is 217.0° on the color wheel and its saturation is 79.6%, and its lightness is 69.2%. As the amount of black is added to this hue and we reduce its lightness, the result is increasingly darker shades tints. The palette given below provides 9 different shades of #72a2ef, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #0e141e to #648ed1.

Tints of #72a2ef

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #72a2ef, its pure hue is 217.0° on the color wheel and its saturation is 79.6%, and its lightness is 69.2%. As the amount of white (lightness) is added to this hue, the result is increasingly lighter tints. The following palette gives 9 different tints of #72a2ef, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #84aef1 to #edf3fd.

Tones of #72a2ef

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #72a2ef, its pure hue is 217.0° on the color wheel and its saturation is 79.6%, so we increase this saturation to create more colorful tones, and decrease the saturation to create grayer tones. The palette shown below gives 9 different tones of #72a2ef, which range from #b1b1b1 (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #629eff (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #72a2ef

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #72a2ef! For #72a2ef, there are 6 variations of the color that can be created by swapping its Red, Green, and Blue color positions, of which 5 are different from our original color. Among these six variations, there are 6 unique colors including our original color, #72a2ef. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #72a2ef

This color, #72a2ef, consists of 44.7% Red, 63.5% Green, and 93.7% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 114, Green = 162, Blue = 239. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #72a2ef is 52.3% Cyan, 32.2% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 6.3% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R44.7%
C52.3%
G63.5%
M32.2%
B93.7%
Y0.0%
K6.3%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 114 162 239
Octal 162 242 357
Hexa #72 #a2 #ef
Binary 01110010 10100010 11101111
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 52 32 0 6
Octal 64 40 0 6
Hexa #34 #20 #00 #06
Binary 00110100 00100000 00000000 00000110

Analogous Colors of #72a2ef

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #72a2ef — which has hue 217.0° — its analogous colors are located at 187.0° and 247.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #72a2ef.

Triadic Colors of #72a2ef

Triadic colors are located 120 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel, which means the original color and its triadic colors are equidistant from one another on the color wheel and form a triangle. For #72a2ef — which has hue 217.0° — its triadic colors are located at 97.0° and 337.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #72a2ef.

Complementary Color of #72a2ef

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #72a2ef — which has hue 217.0° — its complementary color is located at 37.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #72a2ef.

Split Complementary Colors of #72a2ef

Split complementary colors are the analogs of a color's complement, which places them 210 degrees away on the color wheel from an original color. For #72a2ef — which has hue 217.0° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 7.0° and 217.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #72a2ef.

Tetradic Colors of #72a2ef

Tetradic colors are two sets of complementary colors on either side of a color wheel from each other, forming a rectangle on the color wheel. For #72a2ef — which has hue 217.0° — its tetradic colors are located at 127.0°, 217.0°, 307.0°, and 37.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #72a2ef.

Monochromatic Colors of #72a2ef

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #72a2ef, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #3876db — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #b5d0fb (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #72a2ef

We want to make getting started with #72a2ef on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #72a2ef into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #72a2ef can be used to color text, backgrounds, shadows, and borders, as well as how it can be used as a solid fill or gradient fill for rectangles. These examples principally make use of <span> and <div> tags, although the CSS shown in particular can be repurposed to make use of #72a2ef with other HTML elements.

#72a2ef Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #72a2ef.
<span style="color: #72a2ef;">The color of this text is #72a2ef.</span>

#72a2ef Background Color

The background color for this text is #72a2ef.
<div style="background-color: #72a2ef; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #72a2ef.</div>

#72a2ef Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #72a2ef.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #72a2ef;">This color for the shadow of this text is #72a2ef.</span>

#72a2ef Border Color

This is a div with border color #72a2ef.
<div style="border: #72a2ef 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #72a2ef.</div>

#72a2ef Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #72a2ef on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #72a2ef; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #72a2ef on a white background.</div></div>

#72a2ef Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #72a2ef on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #72a2ef; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #72a2ef on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #72a2ef to White

This is a gradient from #72a2ef to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#72a2ef,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#72a2ef,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#72a2ef,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#72a2ef,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #72a2ef to white.</div>

Gradient from #72a2ef to Black

This is a gradient from #72a2ef to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#72a2ef,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#72a2ef,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#72a2ef,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#72a2ef,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #72a2ef to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #72a2ef

In addition to using #72a2ef on the web, we know you might want to use it in your mobile and desktop apps, too. Whatever your needs, the table below shows how to access #72a2ef in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #72a2ef, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 114, Green = 162, Blue = 239). If you need details about the color coordinates of #72a2ef in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.

Language Environment Code Snippet
HTML + CSS (Hex Code) Web #72a2ef
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(114, 162, 239)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #72a2ef; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #72a2ef; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #72a2ef; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(114, 162, 239);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#72a2ef")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:114, green:162, blue:239, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:114 green:162 blue:239 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(114f, 162f, 239f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(114, 162, 239);
 

#72a2ef Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #72a2ef the same way. For those with color blindness, #72a2ef might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #72a2ef looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #72a2ef is placed in a circle in the upper-left corner of each of the below boxes, with the color in the rest of those boxes signifying how #72a2ef looks for someone with that type of color blindness. Many people will perceive close similarities between the colors in these boxes and the colors in the circles — with some noticing particular similarities. We offer this insight so that as you make choices about colors to use for your purposes, you can make an informed decision about whether #72a2ef will be a good fit for everyone in your audience!

Trichromacy

Protanomaly
Affects 1 in 100 Men & 1 in 10,000 Women

Deuteranomaly
Affects 1 in 17 Men & 1 in 250 Women

Tritanomaly
Affects 1 in 10,000

Dichromacy

Protanopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Deuteranopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Tritanopia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Monochromacy

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 20,000

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Accessibility

Not Accessibility Recommended

We analyzed whether #72a2ef is an accessible color when used as a text / foreground color against a white background. This analysis is based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2 Level issued by W3C. Based on this analysis, we calculate a contrast ratio against white of approximately 2.6:1 against white. Under both the AA and AAA level standards, this is not a high enough ratio to be considered accessible for either normal size or large text.

WCAG AA
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WCAG AA
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WCAG AAA
Normal Size Text

WCAG AAA
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