Palettes / Colors / #72AAEE

#72AAEE — Light Vivid Blue

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

#72AAEE 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 #EEB672; it also sits naturally between #72E7EE and #7872EE. 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 29% · Yellow 0% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #72AAEE

.text { color: #72AAEE; }
.background { background-color: #72AAEE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #72AAEE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(114, 170, 238); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(213, 78%, 69%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #72AAEE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(114, 170, 238, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #72AAEE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(114, 170, 238, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #72AAEE

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Tones of #72AAEE

Color harmonies

Complementary — #EEB672:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #72AAEE: #000000.

How #72AAEE 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 #72AAEE 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 #72AAEE?

#72AAEE is Light Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 114, 170, 238). Its closest standard named color is CornflowerBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #72AAEE?

#72AAEE is RGB 114, 170, 238 — HSL 213°, 78%, 69% — CMYK 52%, 29%, 0%, 7%.

What colors go with #72AAEE?

Its complement is #EEB672; analogous partners are #72E7EE and #7872EE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #72AAEE for text?

Black text on #72AAEE has a contrast ratio of 8.70:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.41:1.