Palettes / Colors / #72BCDF

#72BCDF — Light Blue

#72BCDF 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 #72BCDF 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.

#72BCDF 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 #DF9472; it also sits naturally between #72DFCB and #7286DF. 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 16% · Yellow 0% · Key 13%

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

Previews

CSS code for #72BCDF

.text { color: #72BCDF; }
.background { background-color: #72BCDF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #72BCDF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(114, 188, 223); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(199, 63%, 66%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #72BCDF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(114, 188, 223, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #72BCDF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(114, 188, 223, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #72BCDF

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #DF9472:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #72BCDF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #72BCDF

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 #72BCDF 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 #72BCDF 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

← #72BCDE  ·  #72BCE0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #72BCDF?

#72BCDF is Light Blue, a blue color (RGB 114, 188, 223). Its closest standard named color is SkyBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #72BCDF?

#72BCDF is RGB 114, 188, 223 — HSL 199°, 63%, 66% — CMYK 49%, 16%, 0%, 13%.

What colors go with #72BCDF?

Its complement is #DF9472; analogous partners are #72DFCB and #7286DF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #72BCDF for text?

Black text on #72BCDF has a contrast ratio of 9.97:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.11:1.