#72B2EE

#72B2EE

Color Values

HEX

#72B2EE

RGB

114, 178, 238

HSL

209.0, 78.5%, 69.0%

HSV

209.0, 52.1%, 93.3%

CMYK

52.1%, 25.2%, 0.0%, 6.7%

OKLCH

0.7443 0.1094 248.0

Properties

Cool Light Nearest: steelblue 2

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#72B2EE

#EEAE72

Analogous

#72EEEC

#7274EE

#72B2EE

Triadic

#72B2EE

#EE72B2

#B2EE72

Split Complementary

#72B2EE

#EE7274

#EEEC72

Tetradic

#72B2EE

#EC72EE

#EEAE72

#74EE72

Color Blindness Simulation

Original

#72B2EE

Protanopia

#8E8EDF

Deuteranopia

#8A85DC

Tritanopia

#75D4D2

Achromatopsia

#A9A9A9

CSS Usage

background-color: #72B2EE;
color: #72B2EE;
border-color: #72B2EE;
Nearest Tailwind: Blue 300 #93C5FD

Tailwind Shades

50
#F2F8FC
100
#E1EEF9
200
#BFDCF7
300
#92C3F2
400
#57A3EB
500
#1B83E4
600
#1669B6
700
#125492
800
#0E4172
900
#0E3253
950
#091F34

Contrast Checker

Text on white

2.25:1

AA Fail AAA Fail

Text on black

9.32:1

AA Pass AAA Pass

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