Palettes / Colors / #72CAFE

#72CAFE — Light Vivid Blue

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

#72CAFE 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 #FEA571; it also sits naturally between #71FEEB and #7184FE. 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 79% · Blue 100%

Cyan 55% · Magenta 20% · Yellow 0% · Key 0%

Previews

CSS code for #72CAFE

.text { color: #72CAFE; }
.background { background-color: #72CAFE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #72CAFE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(114, 202, 254); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(202, 99%, 72%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #72CAFE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(114, 202, 254, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #72CAFE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(114, 202, 254, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #72CAFE

Tints of #72CAFE

Tones of #72CAFE

Color harmonies

Complementary — #FEA571:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #72CAFE: #000000.

How #72CAFE 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 #72CAFE or a close neighbour

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #72CAFE?

#72CAFE is Light Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 114, 202, 254). Its closest standard named color is LightSkyBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #72CAFE?

#72CAFE is RGB 114, 202, 254 — HSL 202°, 99%, 72% — CMYK 55%, 20%, 0%, 0%.

What colors go with #72CAFE?

Its complement is #FEA571; analogous partners are #71FEEB and #7184FE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #72CAFE for text?

Black text on #72CAFE has a contrast ratio of 11.59:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.81:1.