#72B2EB

#72B2EB

Color Values

HEX

#72B2EB

RGB

114, 178, 235

HSL

208.3, 75.2%, 68.4%

HSV

208.3, 51.5%, 92.2%

CMYK

51.5%, 24.3%, 0.0%, 7.8%

OKLCH

0.7429 0.1059 246.7

Properties

Cool Light Nearest: steelblue 2

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#72B2EB

#EBAB72

Analogous

#72EBE8

#7275EB

#72B2EB

Triadic

#72B2EB

#EB72B2

#B2EB72

Split Complementary

#72B2EB

#EB7275

#EBE872

Tetradic

#72B2EB

#E872EB

#EBAB72

#75EB72

Color Blindness Simulation

Original

#72B2EB

Protanopia

#8E8EDD

Deuteranopia

#8A85DA

Tritanopia

#75D2D0

Achromatopsia

#A9A9A9

CSS Usage

background-color: #72B2EB;
color: #72B2EB;
border-color: #72B2EB;
Nearest Tailwind: Blue 300 #93C5FD

Tailwind Shades

50
#F2F8FC
100
#E2EEF9
200
#C0DDF6
300
#94C4F0
400
#5AA5E8
500
#2085DF
600
#196AB3
700
#14558F
800
#104270
900
#103251
950
#0A2033

Contrast Checker

Text on white

2.26:1

AA Fail AAA Fail

Text on black

9.28:1

AA Pass AAA Pass

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