#72A5EC

#72A5EC

Color Values

HEX

#72A5EC

RGB

114, 165, 236

HSL

214.9, 76.2%, 68.6%

HSV

214.9, 51.7%, 92.5%

CMYK

51.7%, 30.1%, 0.0%, 7.5%

OKLCH

0.7153 0.1178 256.8

Properties

Cool Light Nearest: steelblue 2

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#72A5EC

#ECB972

Analogous

#72E2EC

#7C72EC

#72A5EC

Triadic

#72A5EC

#EC72A5

#A5EC72

Split Complementary

#72A5EC

#EC7C72

#E2EC72

Tetradic

#72A5EC

#EC72E2

#ECB972

#72EC7C

Color Blindness Simulation

Original

#72A5EC

Protanopia

#8889DB

Deuteranopia

#8581D7

Tritanopia

#75CDCA

Achromatopsia

#9F9F9F

CSS Usage

background-color: #72A5EC;
color: #72A5EC;
border-color: #72A5EC;
Nearest Tailwind: Blue 400 #60A5FA

Tailwind Shades

50
#F2F7FC
100
#E2EBF9
200
#C0D7F7
300
#93BAF0
400
#5995E9
500
#1E70E1
600
#1859B4
700
#134790
800
#0F3870
900
#0F2B52
950
#0A1B34

Contrast Checker

Text on white

2.53:1

AA Fail AAA Fail

Text on black

8.31:1

AA Pass AAA Pass

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