#72B4EF

#72B4EF

Color Values

HEX

#72B4EF

RGB

114, 180, 239

HSL

208.3, 79.6%, 69.2%

HSV

208.3, 52.3%, 93.7%

CMYK

52.3%, 24.7%, 0.0%, 6.3%

OKLCH

0.7491 0.1091 246.8

Properties

Cool Light Nearest: steelblue 2

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#72B4EF

#EFAD72

Analogous

#72EFEB

#7275EF

#72B4EF

Triadic

#72B4EF

#EF72B4

#B4EF72

Split Complementary

#72B4EF

#EF7275

#EFEB72

Tetradic

#72B4EF

#EB72EF

#EFAD72

#75EF72

Color Blindness Simulation

Original

#72B4EF

Protanopia

#8F8FE1

Deuteranopia

#8B86DD

Tritanopia

#75D5D3

Achromatopsia

#AAAAAA

CSS Usage

background-color: #72B4EF;
color: #72B4EF;
border-color: #72B4EF;
Nearest Tailwind: Blue 300 #93C5FD

Tailwind Shades

50
#F2F8FD
100
#E1EEF9
200
#BFDDF8
300
#91C5F3
400
#56A5EC
500
#1A85E5
600
#156BB7
700
#115593
800
#0D4372
900
#0E3253
950
#092035

Contrast Checker

Text on white

2.21:1

AA Fail AAA Fail

Text on black

9.49:1

AA Pass AAA Pass

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