#72B3EE

#72B3EE

Color Values

HEX

#72B3EE

RGB

114, 179, 238

HSL

208.5, 78.5%, 69.0%

HSV

208.5, 52.1%, 93.3%

CMYK

52.1%, 24.8%, 0.0%, 6.7%

OKLCH

0.7465 0.1087 247.2

Properties

Cool Light Nearest: steelblue 2

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#72B3EE

#EEAD72

Analogous

#72EEEB

#7275EE

#72B3EE

Triadic

#72B3EE

#EE72B3

#B3EE72

Split Complementary

#72B3EE

#EE7275

#EEEB72

Tetradic

#72B3EE

#EB72EE

#EEAD72

#75EE72

Color Blindness Simulation

Original

#72B3EE

Protanopia

#8E8FE0

Deuteranopia

#8A86DC

Tritanopia

#75D4D2

Achromatopsia

#A9A9A9

CSS Usage

background-color: #72B3EE;
color: #72B3EE;
border-color: #72B3EE;
Nearest Tailwind: Blue 300 #93C5FD

Tailwind Shades

50
#F2F8FC
100
#E1EEF9
200
#BFDDF7
300
#92C4F2
400
#57A4EB
500
#1B85E4
600
#166AB6
700
#125592
800
#0E4272
900
#0E3253
950
#092034

Contrast Checker

Text on white

2.23:1

AA Fail AAA Fail

Text on black

9.4:1

AA Pass AAA Pass

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