#72B4ED

#72B4ED

Color Values

HEX

#72B4ED

RGB

114, 180, 237

HSL

207.8, 77.4%, 68.8%

HSV

207.8, 51.9%, 92.9%

CMYK

51.9%, 24.1%, 0.0%, 7.1%

OKLCH

0.7482 0.1068 245.9

Properties

Cool Light Nearest: steelblue 2

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#72B4ED

#EDAB72

Analogous

#72EDE9

#7276ED

#72B4ED

Triadic

#72B4ED

#ED72B4

#B4ED72

Split Complementary

#72B4ED

#ED7276

#EDE972

Tetradic

#72B4ED

#E972ED

#EDAB72

#76ED72

Color Blindness Simulation

Original

#72B4ED

Protanopia

#8F8FDF

Deuteranopia

#8B86DC

Tritanopia

#75D4D2

Achromatopsia

#AAAAAA

CSS Usage

background-color: #72B4ED;
color: #72B4ED;
border-color: #72B4ED;
Nearest Tailwind: Blue 300 #93C5FD

Tailwind Shades

50
#F2F8FC
100
#E1EEF9
200
#C0DDF7
300
#92C5F1
400
#58A6EA
500
#1D87E2
600
#176CB5
700
#125691
800
#0E4371
900
#0F3352
950
#092034

Contrast Checker

Text on white

2.22:1

AA Fail AAA Fail

Text on black

9.47:1

AA Pass AAA Pass

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