Information about #72AAD8 color

#72AAD8 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #72AAD8 belongs to the Azure Color Family, featuring Moderate Saturation and Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(114, 170, 216) — 44.7% red, 66.7% green, 84.7% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 40 / 18 / 0 / 15. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #72AAD8 reads as a confidently colored steel-blue azure and appears airy and pastel-like. Expect to see shades like this in clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Iceberg (#71A6D2). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Ruddy Blue (#76ABDF) and Little Boy Blue (#6CA0DC).

In RGB terms — rgb(114, 170, 216) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #72AAD8 background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 8.5:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 2.5:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#72AAD8 color variations

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

#72AAD8 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#72AAD8 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#72AAD8 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#72AAD8 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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#72AAD8 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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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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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 #72AAD8

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

Iceberg color link
Iceberg

#71A6D2

Ruddy Blue color link
Ruddy Blue

#76ABDF

Little Boy Blue color link
Little Boy Blue

#6CA0DC

Something Blue color link
Something Blue

#68ADD0

Vista Blue color link
Vista Blue

#7C9ED9

Caps Blue color link
Caps Blue

#68B1E2

Seagull color link
Seagull

#77B7D0

Delicate Girl Blue color link
Delicate Girl Blue

#6AB2CA

Dark Pastel Blue color link
Dark Pastel Blue

#779ECB

Refresh color link
Refresh

#71B8CA

Malibu color link
Malibu

#66B7E1

Parachute color link
Parachute

#65B8D1

#72AAD8 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#72AAD8
  • RGB114, 170, 216
  • CMYK40, 18, 0, 15
  • CSSrgb(114, 170, 216)
  • HSL207°, 57%, 65%
  • HSL Precise207.059°, 56.667%, 64.706%
  • HSV207°, 47%, 85%
  • HSB207°, 47%, 85%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.447
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.667
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.847
  • GLSLvec3(0.447, 0.667, 0.847)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.447, 0.667, 0.847, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.447, 0.667, 0.847)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB44.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB66.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB84.7%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX ID72AAD8
  • DECIMAL ID7514840
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers16 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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