#72B2EC

#72B2EC

Color Values

HEX

#72B2EC

RGB

114, 178, 236

HSL

208.5, 76.2%, 68.6%

HSV

208.5, 51.7%, 92.5%

CMYK

51.7%, 24.6%, 0.0%, 7.5%

OKLCH

0.7434 0.107 247.1

Properties

Cool Light Nearest: steelblue 2

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#72B2EC

#ECAC72

Analogous

#72ECE9

#7275EC

#72B2EC

Triadic

#72B2EC

#EC72B2

#B2EC72

Split Complementary

#72B2EC

#EC7275

#ECE972

Tetradic

#72B2EC

#E972EC

#ECAC72

#75EC72

Color Blindness Simulation

Original

#72B2EC

Protanopia

#8E8EDE

Deuteranopia

#8A85DB

Tritanopia

#75D3D0

Achromatopsia

#A9A9A9

CSS Usage

background-color: #72B2EC;
color: #72B2EC;
border-color: #72B2EC;
Nearest Tailwind: Blue 300 #93C5FD

Tailwind Shades

50
#F2F8FC
100
#E2EEF9
200
#C0DDF7
300
#93C4F0
400
#59A4E9
500
#1E84E1
600
#186AB4
700
#135590
800
#0F4270
900
#0F3252
950
#0A2034

Contrast Checker

Text on white

2.26:1

AA Fail AAA Fail

Text on black

9.29:1

AA Pass AAA Pass

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