Information about #72BADE color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#72BADE falls into the Azure Color Family — High Saturation, Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(114, 186, 222) — 44.7% red, 72.9% green, 87.1% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 42 / 14 / 0 / 13. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#72BADE presents itself as a strongly colored steel-blue azure — one 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 a near neighbor of Malibu (#66B7E1). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Caps Blue (#68B1E2) and Aero (#7CB9E8).

The recipe behind #72BADE is rgb(114, 186, 222), with blue as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #72BADE: 9.8:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.1:1 for white. #72BADE has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#72BADE color variations

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

#72BADE color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#72BADE color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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#3C9FD1

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Black

#000000

#72BADE color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#72BADE 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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#72BADE 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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#DE9673
#DE9673

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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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#DECC73
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#DE7384
#DE7384

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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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#73DECC
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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
#72BADE
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#DE73BA
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#BADE73
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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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#9673DE
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#DE9673
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#BADE73
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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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#CC73DE
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#DE9673
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#84DE73
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Nearest named colors to #72BADE

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

Malibu color link
Malibu

#66B7E1

Caps Blue color link
Caps Blue

#68B1E2

Aero color link
Aero

#7CB9E8

Seagull color link
Seagull

#77B7D0

Ruddy Blue color link
Ruddy Blue

#76ABDF

Argentinian Blue color link
Argentinian Blue

#6CB4EE

Parachute color link
Parachute

#65B8D1

Pastel Ocean color link
Pastel Ocean

#6ECDDB

Refresh color link
Refresh

#71B8CA

Bleu Celeste color link
Bleu Celeste

#7EC0EE

Something Blue color link
Something Blue

#68ADD0

Spray color link
Spray

#7ECDDD

#72BADE color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#72BADE
  • RGB114, 186, 222
  • CMYK42, 14, 0, 13
  • CSSrgb(114, 186, 222)
  • HSL200°, 62%, 66%
  • HSL Precise200°, 62.069%, 65.882%
  • HSV200°, 49%, 87%
  • HSB200°, 49%, 87%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.447
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.729
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.871
  • GLSLvec3(0.447, 0.729, 0.871)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.447, 0.729, 0.871, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.447, 0.729, 0.871)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB44.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB72.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB87.1%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX ID72BADE
  • DECIMAL ID7518942
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers17 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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