#72B1EE

#72B1EE

Color Values

HEX

#72B1EE

RGB

114, 177, 238

HSL

209.5, 78.5%, 69.0%

HSV

209.5, 52.1%, 93.3%

CMYK

52.1%, 25.6%, 0.0%, 6.7%

OKLCH

0.7421 0.1101 248.8

Properties

Cool Light Nearest: steelblue 2

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#72B1EE

#EEAF72

Analogous

#72EEED

#7273EE

#72B1EE

Triadic

#72B1EE

#EE72B1

#B1EE72

Split Complementary

#72B1EE

#EE7273

#EEED72

Tetradic

#72B1EE

#ED72EE

#EEAF72

#73EE72

Color Blindness Simulation

Original

#72B1EE

Protanopia

#8D8EDF

Deuteranopia

#8A85DC

Tritanopia

#75D4D1

Achromatopsia

#A8A8A8

CSS Usage

background-color: #72B1EE;
color: #72B1EE;
border-color: #72B1EE;
Nearest Tailwind: Blue 300 #93C5FD

Tailwind Shades

50
#F2F7FC
100
#E1EDF9
200
#BFDCF7
300
#92C3F2
400
#57A2EB
500
#1B81E4
600
#1667B6
700
#125392
800
#0E4172
900
#0E3153
950
#091F34

Contrast Checker

Text on white

2.27:1

AA Fail AAA Fail

Text on black

9.24:1

AA Pass AAA Pass

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