#72B4EE

#72B4EE

Color Values

HEX

#72B4EE

RGB

114, 180, 238

HSL

208.1, 78.5%, 69.0%

HSV

208.1, 52.1%, 93.3%

CMYK

52.1%, 24.4%, 0.0%, 6.7%

OKLCH

0.7486 0.108 246.4

Properties

Cool Light Nearest: steelblue 2

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#72B4EE

#EEAC72

Analogous

#72EEEA

#7276EE

#72B4EE

Triadic

#72B4EE

#EE72B4

#B4EE72

Split Complementary

#72B4EE

#EE7276

#EEEA72

Tetradic

#72B4EE

#EA72EE

#EEAC72

#76EE72

Color Blindness Simulation

Original

#72B4EE

Protanopia

#8F8FE0

Deuteranopia

#8B86DD

Tritanopia

#75D5D2

Achromatopsia

#AAAAAA

CSS Usage

background-color: #72B4EE;
color: #72B4EE;
border-color: #72B4EE;
Nearest Tailwind: Blue 300 #93C5FD

Tailwind Shades

50
#F2F8FC
100
#E1EEF9
200
#BFDDF7
300
#92C5F2
400
#57A5EB
500
#1B86E4
600
#166BB6
700
#125692
800
#0E4372
900
#0E3353
950
#092034

Contrast Checker

Text on white

2.22:1

AA Fail AAA Fail

Text on black

9.48:1

AA Pass AAA Pass

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