Palettes / Colors / #72BBDF

#72BBDF — Light Blue

#72BBDF is a blue color we call Light Blue, closest to the named color SkyBlue (#87CEEB). It belongs to the blue family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: skyblue (#87CEEB) — not an exact match. CSS skyblue gives you #87CEEB, a different color; use #72BBDF when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#72BBDF 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 #DF9672; it also sits naturally between #72DFCD and #7284DF. 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 73% · Blue 87%

Cyan 49% · Magenta 16% · Yellow 0% · Key 13%

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

Previews

CSS code for #72BBDF

.text { color: #72BBDF; }
.background { background-color: #72BBDF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #72BBDF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(114, 187, 223); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(200, 63%, 66%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #72BBDF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(114, 187, 223, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #72BBDF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(114, 187, 223, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #72BBDF

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #DF9672:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #72BBDF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #72BBDF

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #72BBDF 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 #72BBDF 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

← #72BBDE  ·  #72BBE0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #72BBDF?

#72BBDF is Light Blue, a blue color (RGB 114, 187, 223). Its closest standard named color is SkyBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #72BBDF?

#72BBDF is RGB 114, 187, 223 — HSL 200°, 63%, 66% — CMYK 49%, 16%, 0%, 13%.

What colors go with #72BBDF?

Its complement is #DF9672; analogous partners are #72DFCD and #7284DF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #72BBDF for text?

Black text on #72BBDF has a contrast ratio of 9.89:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.12:1.