#72C8DE — Light Cyan

#72C8DE is a light cyan in the Cyan family. In practice it looks like a soft, dusty light pale cyan, and it is also commonly known as Pale Cyan, Sky Aqua. Below are all of its color space values, an 11-step scale, harmony palettes and accessibility data.

#72C8DE color swatch, light cyan#72C8DE
CSS Nameskyblue (closest)

Tints and shades (50–950)

50#f1f7f8
100#e0ecf0
200#c5dee5
300#9ac9d6
400#66afc1
500#3a99af
600#26879c
700#107084
800#095e6f
900#044f5e
950#022f38

Accessibility

Contrast on white
1.90:1
Contrast on black
11.03:1
  • AA (4.5:1) on whiteFail
  • AA Large (3:1) on whiteFail
  • AAA (7:1) on whiteFail
  • AAA Large (4.5:1) on whiteFail
  • UI components (3:1) on whiteFail

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Complementary palette

Analogous palette

Triadic palette

Copy-ready CSS

brand-scale.css
:root {
  --brand-50: oklch(0.971 0.007 216.2); /* #f1f7f8 */
  --brand-100: oklch(0.936 0.014 216.2); /* #e0ecf0 */
  --brand-200: oklch(0.885 0.029 216.2); /* #c5dee5 */
  --brand-300: oklch(0.808 0.052 216.2); /* #9ac9d6 */
  --brand-400: oklch(0.712 0.077 216.2); /* #66afc1 */
  --brand-500: oklch(0.637 0.093 216.2); /* #3a99af */
  --brand-600: oklch(0.577 0.091 216.2); /* #26879c */
  --brand-700: oklch(0.505 0.086 216.2); /* #107084 */
  --brand-800: oklch(0.444 0.076 216.2); /* #095e6f */
  --brand-900: oklch(0.396 0.069 216.2); /* #044f5e */
  --brand-950: oklch(0.281 0.048 216.2); /* #022f38 */
}

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