#72B2EF

#72B2EF

Color Values

HEX

#72B2EF

RGB

114, 178, 239

HSL

209.3, 79.6%, 69.2%

HSV

209.3, 52.3%, 93.7%

CMYK

52.3%, 25.5%, 0.0%, 6.3%

OKLCH

0.7447 0.1105 248.4

Properties

Cool Light Nearest: steelblue 2

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#72B2EF

#EFAF72

Analogous

#72EFEE

#7273EF

#72B2EF

Triadic

#72B2EF

#EF72B2

#B2EF72

Split Complementary

#72B2EF

#EF7273

#EFEE72

Tetradic

#72B2EF

#EE72EF

#EFAF72

#73EF72

Color Blindness Simulation

Original

#72B2EF

Protanopia

#8E8EE0

Deuteranopia

#8A85DD

Tritanopia

#75D5D2

Achromatopsia

#A9A9A9

CSS Usage

background-color: #72B2EF;
color: #72B2EF;
border-color: #72B2EF;
Nearest Tailwind: Blue 300 #93C5FD

Tailwind Shades

50
#F2F7FD
100
#E1EDF9
200
#BFDCF8
300
#91C3F3
400
#56A2EC
500
#1A82E5
600
#1568B7
700
#115393
800
#0D4172
900
#0E3153
950
#091F35

Contrast Checker

Text on white

2.25:1

AA Fail AAA Fail

Text on black

9.33:1

AA Pass AAA Pass

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