#72B1EB

#72B1EB

Color Values

HEX

#72B1EB

RGB

114, 177, 235

HSL

208.8, 75.2%, 68.4%

HSV

208.8, 51.5%, 92.2%

CMYK

51.5%, 24.7%, 0.0%, 7.8%

OKLCH

0.7408 0.1066 247.5

Properties

Cool Light Nearest: steelblue 2

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#72B1EB

#EBAC72

Analogous

#72EBE9

#7274EB

#72B1EB

Triadic

#72B1EB

#EB72B1

#B1EB72

Split Complementary

#72B1EB

#EB7274

#EBE972

Tetradic

#72B1EB

#E972EB

#EBAC72

#74EB72

Color Blindness Simulation

Original

#72B1EB

Protanopia

#8D8EDD

Deuteranopia

#8A85DA

Tritanopia

#75D2CF

Achromatopsia

#A8A8A8

CSS Usage

background-color: #72B1EB;
color: #72B1EB;
border-color: #72B1EB;
Nearest Tailwind: Blue 300 #93C5FD

Tailwind Shades

50
#F2F8FC
100
#E2EEF9
200
#C0DCF6
300
#94C4F0
400
#5AA3E8
500
#2083DF
600
#1969B3
700
#14548F
800
#104270
900
#103251
950
#0A1F33

Contrast Checker

Text on white

2.28:1

AA Fail AAA Fail

Text on black

9.2:1

AA Pass AAA Pass

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