#72B2E3

#72B2E3

Color Values

HEX

#72B2E3

RGB

114, 178, 227

HSL

206.0, 66.9%, 66.9%

HSV

206.0, 49.8%, 89.0%

CMYK

49.8%, 21.6%, 0.0%, 11.0%

OKLCH

0.7394 0.097 242.7

Properties

Cool Light Nearest: skyblue 2

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#72B2E3

#E3A372

Analogous

#72E3DC

#727AE3

#72B2E3

Triadic

#72B2E3

#E372B2

#B2E372

Split Complementary

#72B2E3

#E3727A

#E3DC72

Tetradic

#72B2E3

#DC72E3

#E3A372

#7AE372

Color Blindness Simulation

Original

#72B2E3

Protanopia

#8E8ED7

Deuteranopia

#8A85D4

Tritanopia

#75CECC

Achromatopsia

#A8A8A8

CSS Usage

background-color: #72B2E3;
color: #72B2E3;
border-color: #72B2E3;
Nearest Tailwind: Blue 300 #93C5FD

Tailwind Shades

50
#F3F8FC
100
#E3EFF7
200
#C3DEF3
300
#99C7EB
400
#62A9E0
500
#2A8BD5
600
#226FAA
700
#1B5988
800
#15456A
900
#13344E
950
#0C2131

Contrast Checker

Text on white

2.28:1

AA Fail AAA Fail

Text on black

9.19:1

AA Pass AAA Pass

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