#72ADD9

#72ADD9

Color Values

HEX

#72ADD9

RGB

114, 173, 217

HSL

205.6, 57.5%, 64.9%

HSV

205.6, 47.5%, 85.1%

CMYK

47.5%, 20.3%, 0.0%, 14.9%

OKLCH

0.7241 0.0889 241.8

Properties

Cool Light Nearest: skyblue 3

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#72ADD9

#D99E72

Analogous

#72D9D1

#727AD9

#72ADD9

Triadic

#72ADD9

#D972AD

#ADD972

Split Complementary

#72ADD9

#D9727A

#D9D172

Tetradic

#72ADD9

#D172D9

#D99E72

#7AD972

Color Blindness Simulation

Original

#72ADD9

Protanopia

#8C8CCE

Deuteranopia

#8884CC

Tritanopia

#75C6C4

Achromatopsia

#A4A4A4

CSS Usage

background-color: #72ADD9;
color: #72ADD9;
border-color: #72ADD9;
Nearest Tailwind: Blue 300 #93C5FD

Tailwind Shades

50
#F4F8FB
100
#E4EEF6
200
#C7DEF0
300
#9FC7E5
400
#6AA9D7
500
#368AC9
600
#2B6FA1
700
#235881
800
#1B4564
900
#17344A
950
#0F212E

Contrast Checker

Text on white

2.42:1

AA Fail AAA Fail

Text on black

8.69:1

AA Pass AAA Pass

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