Information about #72CCED color

#72CCED color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#72CCED falls into the Azure Color Family — High Saturation, Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(114, 204, 237) — 44.7% red, 80% green, 92.9% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 48 / 13 / 0 / 7. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A vivid, lively sky-leaning azure, #72CCED floats near the light end of the scale. Designers typically reach for tones like this for airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is just a few steps away from Lightblue (#7BC8F6). Nearby in the Register you will also find Middle Blue (#7ED4E6) and Bleu Celeste (#7EC0EE).

Technically, the mix leans on its blue channel (rgb(114, 204, 237)), which gives #72CCED its character. On this background, black text reaches a 11.6:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 1.8:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#72CCED color variations

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

#72CCED color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#72CCED color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#72CCED color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#72CCED 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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#72CCED 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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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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#EDD073
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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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#CCED73
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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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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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Nearest named colors to #72CCED

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

Lightblue color link
Lightblue

#7BC8F6

Middle Blue color link
Middle Blue

#7ED4E6

Bleu Celeste color link
Bleu Celeste

#7EC0EE

Aquamarine Blue color link
Aquamarine Blue

#71D9E2

Maya Blue color link
Maya Blue

#73C2FB

Pastel Ocean color link
Pastel Ocean

#6ECDDB

Medium Sky Blue color link
Medium Sky Blue

#80DAEB

Spray color link
Spray

#7ECDDD

Sky Blue color link
Sky Blue

#87CEEB

Sky color link
Sky

#82CAFC

Aero color link
Aero

#7CB9E8

Very Light Azure color link
Very Light Azure

#74BBFB

#72CCED color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#72CCED
  • RGB114, 204, 237
  • CMYK48, 13, 0, 7
  • CSSrgb(114, 204, 237)
  • HSL196°, 77%, 69%
  • HSL Precise196.098°, 77.358%, 68.824%
  • HSV196°, 52%, 93%
  • HSB196°, 52%, 93%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.447
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.800
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.929
  • GLSLvec3(0.447, 0.800, 0.929)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.447, 0.800, 0.929, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.447, 0.800, 0.929)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB44.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB80%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB92.9%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX ID72CCED
  • DECIMAL ID7523565
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers11 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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