Information about #72ACCC color

#72ACCC color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#72ACCC falls into the Azure Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(114, 172, 204) — 44.7% red, 67.5% green, 80% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 35 / 13 / 0 / 20. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #72ACCC reads as a pleasantly vivid azure and has a delicate, washed-out lightness. Expect to see shades like this in airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Iceberg (#71A6D2). Slightly further away sit Delicate Girl Blue (#6AB2CA) and Moonstone Blue (#73A9C2).

In RGB terms — rgb(114, 172, 204) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 8.5:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.5:1. #72ACCC has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#72ACCC color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#72ACCC color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #72ACCC

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#72ACCC
  • RGB114, 172, 204
  • CMYK35, 13, 0, 20
  • CSSrgb(114, 172, 204)
  • HSL201°, 47%, 62%
  • HSL Precise201.333°, 46.875%, 62.353%
  • HSV201°, 44%, 80%
  • HSB201°, 44%, 80%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.447
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.675
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.800
  • GLSLvec3(0.447, 0.675, 0.800)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.447, 0.675, 0.800, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.447, 0.675, 0.800)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB44.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB67.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB80%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX ID72ACCC
  • DECIMAL ID7515340
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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