Palettes / Colors / #72AAEC

#72AAEC — Light Blue

#72AAEC is a blue color we call Light Blue, closest to the named color CornflowerBlue (#6495ED). It belongs to the blue family.

#72AAEC is a cool blue color associated with trust, calm and professionalism. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #ECB474; it also sits naturally between #74E8EC and #7874EC. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 45% · Green 67% · Blue 93%

Cyan 52% · Magenta 28% · Yellow 0% · Key 7%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #72AAEC

.text { color: #72AAEC; }
.background { background-color: #72AAEC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #72AAEC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(114, 170, 236); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(212, 76%, 69%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #72AAEC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(114, 170, 236, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #72AAEC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(114, 170, 236, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#72AAEC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#72AAEC">Div content here</div>

Shades of #72AAEC

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Tones of #72AAEC

Color harmonies

Complementary — #ECB474:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #72AAEC: #000000.

How #72AAEC looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #72AAEC rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #72AAEC?

#72AAEC is Light Blue, a blue color (RGB 114, 170, 236). Its closest standard named color is CornflowerBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #72AAEC?

#72AAEC is RGB 114, 170, 236 — HSL 212°, 76%, 69% — CMYK 52%, 28%, 0%, 7%.

What colors go with #72AAEC?

Its complement is #ECB474; analogous partners are #74E8EC and #7874EC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #72AAEC for text?

Black text on #72AAEC has a contrast ratio of 8.68:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.42:1.