#72B2ED

#72B2ED

Color Values

HEX

#72B2ED

RGB

114, 178, 237

HSL

208.8, 77.4%, 68.8%

HSV

208.8, 51.9%, 92.9%

CMYK

51.9%, 24.9%, 0.0%, 7.1%

OKLCH

0.7438 0.1082 247.5

Properties

Cool Light Nearest: steelblue 2

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#72B2ED

#EDAD72

Analogous

#72EDEB

#7274ED

#72B2ED

Triadic

#72B2ED

#ED72B2

#B2ED72

Split Complementary

#72B2ED

#ED7274

#EDEB72

Tetradic

#72B2ED

#EB72ED

#EDAD72

#74ED72

Color Blindness Simulation

Original

#72B2ED

Protanopia

#8E8EDF

Deuteranopia

#8A85DB

Tritanopia

#75D3D1

Achromatopsia

#A9A9A9

CSS Usage

background-color: #72B2ED;
color: #72B2ED;
border-color: #72B2ED;
Nearest Tailwind: Blue 300 #93C5FD

Tailwind Shades

50
#F2F8FC
100
#E1EEF9
200
#C0DCF7
300
#92C4F1
400
#58A4EA
500
#1D83E2
600
#1769B5
700
#125491
800
#0E4271
900
#0F3252
950
#091F34

Contrast Checker

Text on white

2.26:1

AA Fail AAA Fail

Text on black

9.31:1

AA Pass AAA Pass

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