Information about #72B3DF color

#72B3DF color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #72B3DF is classified in the Register under the Azure Color Family, with High Saturation and Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(114, 179, 223) — 44.7% red, 70.2% green, 87.5% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 43 / 17 / 0 / 13. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#72B3DF presents itself as a strongly colored steel-blue azure — one that has a delicate, washed-out lightness. In practice it works well for airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Ruddy Blue (#76ABDF). Slightly further away sit Caps Blue (#68B1E2) and Malibu (#66B7E1).

The recipe behind #72B3DF is rgb(114, 179, 223), with blue as the dominant ingredient. On this background, black text reaches a 9.2:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.3:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #72B3DF is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#72B3DF color variations

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

#72B3DF color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#72B3DF color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#72B3DF color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#72B3DF color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#72B3DF 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
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#DF9D72
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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
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#DF727D
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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
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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
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#DF72B3
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#B3DF72
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Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme
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#9D72DF
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#DF9D72
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#B3DF72
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Square

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

Square color scheme
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#DF9D72
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#7DDF72
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Nearest named colors to #72B3DF

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

Ruddy Blue color link
Ruddy Blue

#76ABDF

Caps Blue color link
Caps Blue

#68B1E2

Malibu color link
Malibu

#66B7E1

Aero color link
Aero

#7CB9E8

Argentinian Blue color link
Argentinian Blue

#6CB4EE

Seagull color link
Seagull

#77B7D0

Iceberg color link
Iceberg

#71A6D2

Something Blue color link
Something Blue

#68ADD0

Parachute color link
Parachute

#65B8D1

Little Boy Blue color link
Little Boy Blue

#6CA0DC

Refresh color link
Refresh

#71B8CA

Resolutiion Blue color link
Resolutiion Blue

#7FA3E6

#72B3DF color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#72B3DF
  • RGB114, 179, 223
  • CMYK43, 17, 0, 13
  • CSSrgb(114, 179, 223)
  • HSL204°, 63%, 66%
  • HSL Precise204.22°, 63.006%, 66.078%
  • HSV204°, 49%, 87%
  • HSB204°, 49%, 87%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.447
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.702
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.875
  • GLSLvec3(0.447, 0.702, 0.875)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.447, 0.702, 0.875, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.447, 0.702, 0.875)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB44.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB70.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB87.5%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX ID72B3DF
  • DECIMAL ID7517151
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited6 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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