#72B3EC

#72B3EC

Color Values

HEX

#72B3EC

RGB

114, 179, 236

HSL

208.0, 76.2%, 68.6%

HSV

208.0, 51.7%, 92.5%

CMYK

51.7%, 24.2%, 0.0%, 7.5%

OKLCH

0.7456 0.1064 246.3

Properties

Cool Light Nearest: steelblue 2

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#72B3EC

#ECAB72

Analogous

#72ECE8

#7276EC

#72B3EC

Triadic

#72B3EC

#EC72B3

#B3EC72

Split Complementary

#72B3EC

#EC7276

#ECE872

Tetradic

#72B3EC

#E872EC

#ECAB72

#76EC72

Color Blindness Simulation

Original

#72B3EC

Protanopia

#8E8FDE

Deuteranopia

#8A86DB

Tritanopia

#75D3D1

Achromatopsia

#A9A9A9

CSS Usage

background-color: #72B3EC;
color: #72B3EC;
border-color: #72B3EC;
Nearest Tailwind: Blue 300 #93C5FD

Tailwind Shades

50
#F2F8FC
100
#E2EEF9
200
#C0DDF7
300
#93C5F0
400
#59A5E9
500
#1E86E1
600
#186BB4
700
#135690
800
#0F4370
900
#0F3352
950
#0A2034

Contrast Checker

Text on white

2.24:1

AA Fail AAA Fail

Text on black

9.37:1

AA Pass AAA Pass

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