#72B1CD

#72B1CD

Color Values

HEX

#72B1CD

RGB

114, 177, 205

HSL

198.5, 47.6%, 62.5%

HSV

198.5, 44.4%, 80.4%

CMYK

44.4%, 13.7%, 0.0%, 19.6%

OKLCH

0.7281 0.0763 227.9

Properties

Cool Light Nearest: lightskyblue 3

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#72B1CD

#CD8E72

Analogous

#72CDBB

#7283CD

#72B1CD

Triadic

#72B1CD

#CD72B1

#B1CD72

Split Complementary

#72B1CD

#CD7283

#CDBB72

Tetradic

#72B1CD

#BB72CD

#CD8E72

#83CD72

Color Blindness Simulation

Original

#72B1CD

Protanopia

#8D8EC6

Deuteranopia

#8A85C5

Tritanopia

#75C1C0

Achromatopsia

#A6A6A6

CSS Usage

background-color: #72B1CD;
color: #72B1CD;
border-color: #72B1CD;
Nearest Tailwind: Sky 300 #7DD3FC

Tailwind Shades

50
#F4F9FA
100
#E6F0F4
200
#CAE2EC
300
#A5CDDF
400
#74B2CE
500
#4397BC
600
#357997
700
#2B6078
800
#214B5E
900
#1C3845
950
#11242C

Contrast Checker

Text on white

2.36:1

AA Fail AAA Fail

Text on black

8.89:1

AA Pass AAA Pass

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