Close to Baby Blue
#72CAED
#72CAED is a light, vivid blue, close to the color Baby Blue. In RGB it’s made of 44.7% red, 79.2% green, and 92.9% blue. Its hue is 197°, with 77% saturation and 69% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #72CAED.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
1.84:1 FailBlack text on this color
11.39:1 AAAThis color as text on white
1.84:1 FailThis color as text on black
11.39:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #72CAED as they’d see it.
#72CAED in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #72CAED
What color is #72CAED?
#72CAED is a light, vivid blue, close to the color Baby Blue. In RGB it’s made of 44.7% red, 79.2% green, and 92.9% blue. Its hue is 197°, with 77% saturation and 69% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #72CAED in RGB?
#72CAED is rgb(114, 202, 237): 114 red, 202 green, and 237 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #72CAED in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(52, 15, 0, 7). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #72CAED?
PANTONE 297 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #72CAED?
Its complement #F1B096 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.