#72A5DA

#72A5DA

Color Values

HEX

#72A5DA

RGB

114, 165, 218

HSL

210.6, 58.4%, 65.1%

HSV

210.6, 47.7%, 85.5%

CMYK

47.7%, 24.3%, 0.0%, 14.5%

OKLCH

0.7069 0.0952 250.2

Properties

Cool Light Nearest: steelblue 3

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#72A5DA

#DAA772

Analogous

#72D9DA

#7372DA

#72A5DA

Triadic

#72A5DA

#DA72A5

#A5DA72

Split Complementary

#72A5DA

#DA7372

#D9DA72

Tetradic

#72A5DA

#DA72D9

#DAA772

#72DA73

Color Blindness Simulation

Original

#72A5DA

Protanopia

#8889CD

Deuteranopia

#8581CA

Tritanopia

#75C3C1

Achromatopsia

#9E9E9E

CSS Usage

background-color: #72A5DA;
color: #72A5DA;
border-color: #72A5DA;
Nearest Tailwind: Blue 300 #93C5FD

Tailwind Shades

50
#F4F7FB
100
#E4EDF6
200
#C6DBF0
300
#9EC1E6
400
#6AA0D8
500
#357ECA
600
#2A65A2
700
#225181
800
#1B3F65
900
#17304A
950
#0F1E2F

Contrast Checker

Text on white

2.59:1

AA Fail AAA Fail

Text on black

8.11:1

AA Pass AAA Pass

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