#72B3CD

#72B3CD

Color Values

HEX

#72B3CD

RGB

114, 179, 205

HSL

197.1, 47.6%, 62.5%

HSV

197.1, 44.4%, 80.4%

CMYK

44.4%, 12.7%, 0.0%, 19.6%

OKLCH

0.7326 0.0762 225.4

Properties

Cool Light Nearest: lightskyblue 3

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#72B3CD

#CD8C72

Analogous

#72CDB9

#7285CD

#72B3CD

Triadic

#72B3CD

#CD72B3

#B3CD72

Split Complementary

#72B3CD

#CD7285

#CDB972

Tetradic

#72B3CD

#B972CD

#CD8C72

#85CD72

Color Blindness Simulation

Original

#72B3CD

Protanopia

#8E8FC7

Deuteranopia

#8A86C5

Tritanopia

#75C2C1

Achromatopsia

#A7A7A7

CSS Usage

background-color: #72B3CD;
color: #72B3CD;
border-color: #72B3CD;
Nearest Tailwind: Sky 300 #7DD3FC

Tailwind Shades

50
#F4F9FA
100
#E6F0F4
200
#CAE3EC
300
#A5CEDF
400
#74B4CE
500
#439ABC
600
#357B97
700
#2B6278
800
#214D5E
900
#1C3945
950
#11242C

Contrast Checker

Text on white

2.32:1

AA Fail AAA Fail

Text on black

9.05:1

AA Pass AAA Pass

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