Palettes / Colors / #72BCDE

#72BCDE — Light Blue

#72BCDE 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 #72BCDE 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.

#72BCDE 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 #DE9573; it also sits naturally between #73DECA and #7386DE. 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 74% · Blue 87%

Cyan 49% · Magenta 15% · Yellow 0% · Key 13%

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

Previews

CSS code for #72BCDE

.text { color: #72BCDE; }
.background { background-color: #72BCDE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #72BCDE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(114, 188, 222); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(199, 62%, 66%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #72BCDE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(114, 188, 222, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #72BCDE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(114, 188, 222, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #72BCDE

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #DE9573:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #72BCDE: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #72BCDE

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 #72BCDE 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 #72BCDE 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

← #72BCDD  ·  #72BCDF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #72BCDE?

#72BCDE is Light Blue, a blue color (RGB 114, 188, 222). Its closest standard named color is SkyBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #72BCDE?

#72BCDE is RGB 114, 188, 222 — HSL 199°, 62%, 66% — CMYK 49%, 15%, 0%, 13%.

What colors go with #72BCDE?

Its complement is #DE9573; analogous partners are #73DECA and #7386DE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #72BCDE for text?

Black text on #72BCDE has a contrast ratio of 9.96:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.11:1.