#72B4F6

#72B4F6

Color Values

HEX

#72B4F6

RGB

114, 180, 246

HSL

210.0, 88.0%, 70.6%

HSV

210.0, 53.7%, 96.5%

CMYK

53.7%, 26.8%, 0.0%, 3.5%

OKLCH

0.7523 0.1173 249.6

Properties

Cool Light Nearest: steelblue 1

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#72B4F6

#F6B472

Analogous

#72F6F6

#7272F6

#72B4F6

Triadic

#72B4F6

#F672B4

#B4F672

Split Complementary

#72B4F6

#F67272

#F6F672

Tetradic

#72B4F6

#F672F6

#F6B472

#72F672

Color Blindness Simulation

Original

#72B4F6

Protanopia

#8F8FE6

Deuteranopia

#8B86E2

Tritanopia

#75D9D7

Achromatopsia

#ABABAB

CSS Usage

background-color: #72B4F6;
color: #72B4F6;
border-color: #72B4F6;
Nearest Tailwind: Blue 300 #93C5FD

Tailwind Shades

50
#F2F7FD
100
#E0EDFB
200
#BCDBFB
300
#8CC2F8
400
#4EA1F4
500
#0F80F0
600
#0C66C0
700
#0A5299
800
#084078
900
#0A3057
950
#061F37

Contrast Checker

Text on white

2.19:1

AA Fail AAA Fail

Text on black

9.57:1

AA Pass AAA Pass

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