Palettes / Colors / #72BEEE

#72BEEE — Light Vivid Blue

#72BEEE is a blue color we call Light Vivid 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 #72BEEE 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.

#72BEEE 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 #EEA272; it also sits naturally between #72EEDF and #7281EE. 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 75% · Blue 93%

Cyan 52% · Magenta 20% · Yellow 0% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #72BEEE

.text { color: #72BEEE; }
.background { background-color: #72BEEE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #72BEEE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(114, 190, 238); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(203, 78%, 69%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #72BEEE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(114, 190, 238, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #72BEEE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(114, 190, 238, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #EEA272:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #72BEEE: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #72BEEE

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 #72BEEE 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 #72BEEE 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

← #72BEED  ·  #72BEEF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #72BEEE?

#72BEEE is Light Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 114, 190, 238). Its closest standard named color is SkyBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #72BEEE?

#72BEEE is RGB 114, 190, 238 — HSL 203°, 78%, 69% — CMYK 52%, 20%, 0%, 7%.

What colors go with #72BEEE?

Its complement is #EEA272; analogous partners are #72EEDF and #7281EE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #72BEEE for text?

Black text on #72BEEE has a contrast ratio of 10.32:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.04:1.