#72A6EE

#72A6EE

Color Values

HEX

#72A6EE

RGB

114, 166, 238

HSL

214.8, 78.5%, 69.0%

HSV

214.8, 52.1%, 93.3%

CMYK

52.1%, 30.3%, 0.0%, 6.7%

OKLCH

0.7184 0.1195 256.7

Properties

Cool Light Nearest: steelblue 2

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#72A6EE

#EEBA72

Analogous

#72E4EE

#7C72EE

#72A6EE

Triadic

#72A6EE

#EE72A6

#A6EE72

Split Complementary

#72A6EE

#EE7C72

#E4EE72

Tetradic

#72A6EE

#EE72E4

#EEBA72

#72EE7C

Color Blindness Simulation

Original

#72A6EE

Protanopia

#8989DD

Deuteranopia

#8682D8

Tritanopia

#75CFCC

Achromatopsia

#A0A0A0

CSS Usage

background-color: #72A6EE;
color: #72A6EE;
border-color: #72A6EE;
Nearest Tailwind: Blue 400 #60A5FA

Tailwind Shades

50
#F2F7FC
100
#E1EBF9
200
#BFD7F7
300
#92BAF2
400
#5795EB
500
#1B6FE4
600
#1659B6
700
#124792
800
#0E3872
900
#0E2B53
950
#091B34

Contrast Checker

Text on white

2.5:1

AA Fail AAA Fail

Text on black

8.4:1

AA Pass AAA Pass

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