Palettes / Colors / #72BCFF

#72BCFF — Light Vivid Blue

#72BCFF is a blue color we call Light Vivid Blue, closest to the named color LightSkyBlue (#87CEFA). It belongs to the blue family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: lightskyblue (#87CEFA) — not an exact match. CSS lightskyblue gives you #87CEFA, a different color; use #72BCFF 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.

#72BCFF 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 #FFB570; it also sits naturally between #70FFFD and #7073FF. 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 100%

Cyan 55% · Magenta 26% · Yellow 0% · Key 0%

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

Previews

CSS code for #72BCFF

.text { color: #72BCFF; }
.background { background-color: #72BCFF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #72BCFF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(114, 188, 255); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(209, 100%, 72%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #72BCFF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(114, 188, 255, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #72BCFF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(114, 188, 255, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #FFB570:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #72BCFF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #72BCFF

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 #72BCFF 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 #72BCFF 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

← #72BCFE  ·  #72BD00 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #72BCFF?

#72BCFF is Light Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 114, 188, 255). Its closest standard named color is LightSkyBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #72BCFF?

#72BCFF is RGB 114, 188, 255 — HSL 209°, 100%, 72% — CMYK 55%, 26%, 0%, 0%.

What colors go with #72BCFF?

Its complement is #FFB570; analogous partners are #70FFFD and #7073FF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #72BCFF for text?

Black text on #72BCFF has a contrast ratio of 10.35:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.03:1.