#72A5DF

#72A5DF

Color Values

HEX

#72A5DF

RGB

114, 165, 223

HSL

211.9, 63.0%, 66.1%

HSV

211.9, 48.9%, 87.5%

CMYK

48.9%, 26.0%, 0.0%, 12.5%

OKLCH

0.7092 0.1014 252.4

Properties

Cool Light Nearest: steelblue 2

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#72A5DF

#DFAC72

Analogous

#72DCDF

#7672DF

#72A5DF

Triadic

#72A5DF

#DF72A5

#A5DF72

Split Complementary

#72A5DF

#DF7672

#DCDF72

Tetradic

#72A5DF

#DF72DC

#DFAC72

#72DF76

Color Blindness Simulation

Original

#72A5DF

Protanopia

#8889D1

Deuteranopia

#8581CE

Tritanopia

#75C6C3

Achromatopsia

#9E9E9E

CSS Usage

background-color: #72A5DF;
color: #72A5DF;
border-color: #72A5DF;
Nearest Tailwind: Blue 300 #93C5FD

Tailwind Shades

50
#F3F7FB
100
#E4EDF7
200
#C5DAF2
300
#9BBFE8
400
#659DDC
500
#2F7AD0
600
#2662A6
700
#1E4E85
800
#183D68
900
#152F4C
950
#0D1E30

Contrast Checker

Text on white

2.57:1

AA Fail AAA Fail

Text on black

8.16:1

AA Pass AAA Pass

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