#72AAE2

#72AAE2

Color Values

HEX

#72AAE2

RGB

114, 170, 226

HSL

210.0, 65.9%, 66.7%

HSV

210.0, 49.6%, 88.6%

CMYK

49.6%, 24.8%, 0.0%, 11.4%

OKLCH

0.7214 0.1011 249.4

Properties

Cool Light Nearest: steelblue 2

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#72AAE2

#E2AA72

Analogous

#72E2E2

#7272E2

#72AAE2

Triadic

#72AAE2

#E272AA

#AAE272

Split Complementary

#72AAE2

#E27272

#E2E272

Tetradic

#72AAE2

#E272E2

#E2AA72

#72E272

Color Blindness Simulation

Original

#72AAE2

Protanopia

#8A8BD4

Deuteranopia

#8783D1

Tritanopia

#75CAC7

Achromatopsia

#A2A2A2

CSS Usage

background-color: #72AAE2;
color: #72AAE2;
border-color: #72AAE2;
Nearest Tailwind: Blue 300 #93C5FD

Tailwind Shades

50
#F3F7FC
100
#E3EDF7
200
#C4DBF3
300
#99C2EA
400
#62A1DF
500
#2B80D4
600
#2366A9
700
#1C5287
800
#16406A
900
#14304D
950
#0C1F31

Contrast Checker

Text on white

2.45:1

AA Fail AAA Fail

Text on black

8.56:1

AA Pass AAA Pass

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