#72B3EB

#72B3EB

Color Values

HEX

#72B3EB

RGB

114, 179, 235

HSL

207.8, 75.2%, 68.4%

HSV

207.8, 51.5%, 92.2%

CMYK

51.5%, 23.8%, 0.0%, 7.8%

OKLCH

0.7451 0.1052 245.8

Properties

Cool Light Nearest: steelblue 2

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#72B3EB

#EBAA72

Analogous

#72EBE7

#7276EB

#72B3EB

Triadic

#72B3EB

#EB72B3

#B3EB72

Split Complementary

#72B3EB

#EB7276

#EBE772

Tetradic

#72B3EB

#E772EB

#EBAA72

#76EB72

Color Blindness Simulation

Original

#72B3EB

Protanopia

#8E8FDD

Deuteranopia

#8A86DA

Tritanopia

#75D3D0

Achromatopsia

#A9A9A9

CSS Usage

background-color: #72B3EB;
color: #72B3EB;
border-color: #72B3EB;
Nearest Tailwind: Blue 300 #93C5FD

Tailwind Shades

50
#F2F8FC
100
#E2EEF9
200
#C0DDF6
300
#94C5F0
400
#5AA6E8
500
#2087DF
600
#196CB3
700
#14568F
800
#104370
900
#103351
950
#0A2033

Contrast Checker

Text on white

2.24:1

AA Fail AAA Fail

Text on black

9.36:1

AA Pass AAA Pass

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