Palettes / Colors / #72AAEF

#72AAEF — Light Vivid Blue

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

#72AAEF 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 #EFB671; it also sits naturally between #71E9EF and #7771EF. 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 94%

Cyan 52% · Magenta 29% · Yellow 0% · Key 6%

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

Previews

CSS code for #72AAEF

.text { color: #72AAEF; }
.background { background-color: #72AAEF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #72AAEF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(114, 170, 239); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(213, 80%, 69%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #72AAEF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(114, 170, 239, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #72AAEF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(114, 170, 239, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #72AAEF

Tints of #72AAEF

Tones of #72AAEF

Color harmonies

Complementary — #EFB671:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #72AAEF: #000000.

How #72AAEF 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 #72AAEF 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 #72AAEF?

#72AAEF is Light Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 114, 170, 239). Its closest standard named color is CornflowerBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #72AAEF?

#72AAEF is RGB 114, 170, 239 — HSL 213°, 80%, 69% — CMYK 52%, 29%, 0%, 6%.

What colors go with #72AAEF?

Its complement is #EFB671; analogous partners are #71E9EF and #7771EF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #72AAEF for text?

Black text on #72AAEF has a contrast ratio of 8.71:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.41:1.