#72AEE9

#72AEE9

Color Values

HEX

#72AEE9

RGB

114, 174, 233

HSL

209.7, 73.0%, 68.0%

HSV

209.7, 51.1%, 91.4%

CMYK

51.1%, 25.3%, 0.0%, 8.6%

OKLCH

0.7333 0.1064 249.1

Properties

Cool Light Nearest: steelblue 2

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#72AEE9

#E9AD72

Analogous

#72E9E8

#7272E9

#72AEE9

Triadic

#72AEE9

#E972AE

#AEE972

Split Complementary

#72AEE9

#E97272

#E9E872

Tetradic

#72AEE9

#E872E9

#E9AD72

#72E972

Color Blindness Simulation

Original

#72AEE9

Protanopia

#8C8DDB

Deuteranopia

#8884D7

Tritanopia

#75CFCD

Achromatopsia

#A6A6A6

CSS Usage

background-color: #72AEE9;
color: #72AEE9;
border-color: #72AEE9;
Nearest Tailwind: Blue 300 #93C5FD

Tailwind Shades

50
#F3F7FC
100
#E2EDF8
200
#C1DCF5
300
#95C2EE
400
#5CA1E6
500
#2280DD
600
#1C67B0
700
#16528D
800
#11406E
900
#113150
950
#0A1F33

Contrast Checker

Text on white

2.35:1

AA Fail AAA Fail

Text on black

8.95:1

AA Pass AAA Pass

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