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Pantone / PMS 285 C / #0072ce Hex Color Code

#0072ce Paint ChipThe hexadecimal color code #0072ce is a shade of cyan-blue. In the RGB color model #0072ce is comprised of 0% red, 44.71% green and 80.78% blue. In the HSL color space #0072ce has a hue of 207° (degrees), 100% saturation and 40% lightness. This color has an approximate wavelength of 475.21 nm. This color is used in the Estonia flag.

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#0072ce linear gradient to complementary #cec100

  1. #0072ce
  2. #607db5
  3. #838a9c
  4. #9c9782
  5. #afa466
  6. #c0b245
  7. #cec100

Monochromatic Colors

  1. #005eb7
  2. #0064be
  3. #006bc6
  4. #0072ce
  5. #1c79d6
  6. #2c80de
  7. #3987e6

Tones

  1. #0072ce
  2. #3670bc
  3. #496eab
  4. #556c9a
  5. #5d6a89
  6. #636978
  7. #676767

Tints and Shades

#0072ce to white

  1. #0072ce
  2. #5487d7
  3. #7d9edf
  4. #a0b5e7
  5. #c1cdef
  6. #e0e6f7
  7. #ffffff / #fff

#0072ce to black

  1. #0072ce
  2. #165ea8
  3. #1c4b84
  4. #1c3962
  5. #182841
  6. #121723
  7. #000000 / #000

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#0072ce HTML / CSS Code Examples

#0072ce foreground

Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once he grows up.

Pablo Picasso
<p style="color: #0072ce">…</p>

#0072ce background

A man paints with his brains and not with his hands.

Michelangelo
<p style="background-color: #0072ce">…</p>

#0072ce shadow

If people knew how hard I worked to get my mastery, it wouldn't seem so wonderful at all.

Michelangelo
<p style="text-shadow: 0.1em 0.1em 0.15em #0072ce">…</p>

Color Charts

Color Space Conversions

Decimal
29390
Binary
00000000, 01110010, 11001110
Hexadecimal
#0072ce
LRV
≈ 16.5%
Closest short hex
#27c ΔE = 2.359
RGB
rgb(0, 114, 206)
RGBA
rgba(0, 114, 206, 1.0)
rg chromaticity
r: 0.000, g: 0.356, b: 0.644
RYB
red: 0.000%, yellow: 28.779%, blue: 80.784%
Android / android.graphics.Color
-16747826 / 0xff0072ce
HSL
hsl(207, 100%, 40%)
HSLA
hsla(207, 100%, 40%, 1.0)
HSV / HSB
hue: 207° (206.796), saturation: 100% (1.000), value: 81% (0.808)
HSP
hue: 206.796, saturation: 100.000%, perceived brightness: 43.785%
HSLuv (HUSL)
H: 252.007, S: 100.019, L: 47.609
Cubehelix
H: -157.737, S: 1.278, L: 0.353
TSL
T: -2.110, S: 0.448, L: 0.355
CMYK
cyan: 100% (1.000), magenta: 45% (0.447), yellow: 0% (0.000), key: 19% (0.192)
CMY
cyan: 100% (1.000), magenta: 55% (0.553), yellow: 19% (0.192)
XYZ
X: 17.154, Y: 16.489, Z: 60.659
xyY
x: 0.182, y: 0.175, Y: 16.489
CIELab
L: 47.609, a: 8.382, b: -54.896
CIELuv
L: 47.609, u: -27.327, v: -84.142
CIELCH / LCHab
L: 47.609, C: 55.532, H: 278.682
CIELUV / LCHuv
L: 47.609, C: 88.468, H: 252.007
Hunter-Lab
L: 40.606, a: 4.345, b: -60.146
CIECAM02
J: 35.656, C: 63.427, h: 248.502, Q: 117.645, M: 55.466, s: 68.664, H: 305.264
OSA-UCS
lightness: -10.446, jaune: -9.700, green: 3.637
LMS
L: 9.803, M: 16.290, S: 59.928
YCbCr
Y: 93.644, Cb: 185.260, Cr: 71.422
YCoCg
Y: 108.500, Cg: 5.500, Co: -51.500
YDbDr
Y: 90.402, Db: 173.936, Dr: 171.926
YPbPr
Y: 96.342, Pb: 59.110, Pr: -61.232
xvYCC
Y: 98.741, Cb: 179.924, Cr: 74.212
YIQ
Y: 90.402, I: -97.468, Q: 4.518
YUV
Y: 90.402, U: 56.886, V: -79.311
Munsell Color System
7.5PB 4/12 ΔE = 5.715
Brand Color
Intel ΔE = 2.046

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