Information about #72B1EC color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#72B1EC falls into the Azure Color Family — High Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(114, 177, 236) — 44.7% red, 69.4% green, 92.5% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 48 / 23 / 0 / 7. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#72B1EC is a energetic, saturated azure that appears airy and pastel-like. It is a natural fit for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Argentinian Blue (#6CB4EE). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Aero (#7CB9E8) and Caps Blue (#68B1E2).

In RGB terms — rgb(114, 177, 236) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #72B1EC: 9.2:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.3:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #72B1EC is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#72B1EC color variations

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

#72B1EC color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#72B1EC color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#72B1EC color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#72B1EC 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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#72B1EC 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 #72B1EC

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

Argentinian Blue color link
Argentinian Blue

#6CB4EE

Aero color link
Aero

#7CB9E8

Caps Blue color link
Caps Blue

#68B1E2

Ruddy Blue color link
Ruddy Blue

#76ABDF

Malibu color link
Malibu

#66B7E1

Very Light Azure color link
Very Light Azure

#74BBFB

French Sky Blue color link
French Sky Blue

#77B5FE

Bleu Celeste color link
Bleu Celeste

#7EC0EE

Resolutiion Blue color link
Resolutiion Blue

#7FA3E6

Soft Azure color link
Soft Azure

#7EB8FC

Blue Jeans color link
Blue Jeans

#5DADEC

Maya Blue color link
Maya Blue

#73C2FB

#72B1EC color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#72B1EC
  • RGB114, 177, 236
  • CMYK48, 23, 0, 7
  • CSSrgb(114, 177, 236)
  • HSL209°, 76%, 69%
  • HSL Precise209.016°, 76.25%, 68.627%
  • HSV209°, 52%, 93%
  • HSB209°, 52%, 93%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.447
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.694
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.925
  • GLSLvec3(0.447, 0.694, 0.925)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.447, 0.694, 0.925, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.447, 0.694, 0.925)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB44.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB69.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB92.5%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX ID72B1EC
  • DECIMAL ID7516652
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers15 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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