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Hex #72aadb
#72aadb is a great light blue shade for your next project. Scroll down for #72aadb color information, color shades and color usage information.
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#72aadb Conversion table
Category |
blue (light blue) |
|---|---|
HEX |
#72aadb copy to clipboard |
RGB |
R 114 G 170 B 219 copy to clipboard |
HSL |
H 208 S 0.59 L 0.65 |
CMYK |
C 41% M 19% Y 0% K 14% |
| Usage of blue | The color #72aadb is a great light shade. Is it suitable for text, buttons or backgrounds? Read usage recommendations ... |
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#72aadb Conversion and Usage
Conversion results of this color to RGB, CMYK and HSL. Usage Recommendations on the right.
#72aadb to RGB conversion
| Red | 114 |
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|---|---|---|
| Green | 170 |
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| Blue | 219 |
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CSS code:
color: rgb(114,
170,
219); // for css text color
background-color: rgb(114,
170,
219); // for css background-color
#72aadb to CMYK conversion
| Cyan | Magenta | Yellow | Black |
|---|---|---|---|
| 41.18 % | 19.22 % | 0 % | 14.12 % |
#72aadb to HSL conversion
| Hue | Saturation | Lightness |
|---|---|---|
| 208 | 0.59 | 0.65 |
CSS code:
color: hsl(208,
59%,
65%);
HSL is supported in all major browsers!
Usage of #72aadb
Recommendations for light backgrounds in respect of a good contrast.
| Usage for Text: | not recommended (low contrast) |
| Usage for headings: | not recommended (low contrast) |
| Usage as fill color: | recommended |
| Usage for buttons: | watch out for enough contrast |
As a rather light shade, this color can very well be used as a fill/background, also to bigger elements. If there is no obvious reason, we do not recommend using it as text-color on white backgrounds (low contrast gives bad accessability-rating). Some usage-examples for #72aadb
Tints and Shades of #72aadb
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The actual color |
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The actual color |
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5% lighter |
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5% darker |
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10% lighter |
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10% darker |
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15% lighter |
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15% darker |
Color Examples: This is a blue Heading in #72aadb
This shows how text with the hex-color #72aadb would look on a white background. Because of the lightness of the color this color is not recommended to be used as font-color. However, if you know what you are doing, feel free to use this color for anything you think it would be nice :-)!
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