#72A5EE

#72A5EE

Color Values

HEX

#72A5EE

RGB

114, 165, 238

HSL

215.3, 78.5%, 69.0%

HSV

215.3, 52.1%, 93.3%

CMYK

52.1%, 30.7%, 0.0%, 6.7%

OKLCH

0.7163 0.1204 257.4

Properties

Cool Light Nearest: steelblue 2

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#72A5EE

#EEBB72

Analogous

#72E3EE

#7D72EE

#72A5EE

Triadic

#72A5EE

#EE72A5

#A5EE72

Split Complementary

#72A5EE

#EE7D72

#E3EE72

Tetradic

#72A5EE

#EE72E3

#EEBB72

#72EE7D

Color Blindness Simulation

Original

#72A5EE

Protanopia

#8889DC

Deuteranopia

#8581D8

Tritanopia

#75CECB

Achromatopsia

#9F9F9F

CSS Usage

background-color: #72A5EE;
color: #72A5EE;
border-color: #72A5EE;
Nearest Tailwind: Blue 400 #60A5FA

Tailwind Shades

50
#F2F6FC
100
#E1EBF9
200
#BFD6F7
300
#92B9F2
400
#5794EB
500
#1B6EE4
600
#1658B6
700
#124692
800
#0E3772
900
#0E2A53
950
#091B34

Contrast Checker

Text on white

2.52:1

AA Fail AAA Fail

Text on black

8.33:1

AA Pass AAA Pass

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