#72B4CF

#72B4CF

Color Values

HEX

#72B4CF

RGB

114, 180, 207

HSL

197.4, 49.2%, 62.9%

HSV

197.4, 44.9%, 81.2%

CMYK

44.9%, 13.0%, 0.0%, 18.8%

OKLCH

0.7356 0.0777 226.0

Properties

Cool Light Nearest: lightskyblue 3

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#72B4CF

#CF8D72

Analogous

#72CFBB

#7285CF

#72B4CF

Triadic

#72B4CF

#CF72B4

#B4CF72

Split Complementary

#72B4CF

#CF7285

#CFBB72

Tetradic

#72B4CF

#BB72CF

#CF8D72

#85CF72

Color Blindness Simulation

Original

#72B4CF

Protanopia

#8F8FC8

Deuteranopia

#8B86C7

Tritanopia

#75C3C2

Achromatopsia

#A8A8A8

CSS Usage

background-color: #72B4CF;
color: #72B4CF;
border-color: #72B4CF;
Nearest Tailwind: Sky 300 #7DD3FC

Tailwind Shades

50
#F4F9FB
100
#E6F0F5
200
#CAE3ED
300
#A4CEE0
400
#72B4CF
500
#419ABE
600
#347B98
700
#29627A
800
#204D5F
900
#1B3946
950
#11242C

Contrast Checker

Text on white

2.3:1

AA Fail AAA Fail

Text on black

9.14:1

AA Pass AAA Pass

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