#72B5CB

#72B5CB

Color Values

HEX

#72B5CB

RGB

114, 181, 203

HSL

194.8, 46.1%, 62.2%

HSV

194.8, 43.8%, 79.6%

CMYK

43.8%, 10.8%, 0.0%, 20.4%

OKLCH

0.7364 0.075 220.9

Properties

Cool Light Nearest: lightskyblue 3

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#72B5CB

#CB8872

Analogous

#72CBB5

#7289CB

#72B5CB

Triadic

#72B5CB

#CB72B5

#B5CB72

Split Complementary

#72B5CB

#CB7289

#CBB572

Tetradic

#72B5CB

#B572CB

#CB8872

#89CB72

Color Blindness Simulation

Original

#72B5CB

Protanopia

#8F90C6

Deuteranopia

#8B86C4

Tritanopia

#75C1C1

Achromatopsia

#A8A8A8

CSS Usage

background-color: #72B5CB;
color: #72B5CB;
border-color: #72B5CB;
Nearest Tailwind: Cyan 500 #06B6D4

Tailwind Shades

50
#F4F9FA
100
#E6F1F4
200
#CBE4EC
300
#A6D0DE
400
#75B7CC
500
#459DBA
600
#377E95
700
#2C6577
800
#224F5D
900
#1C3B45
950
#12252B

Contrast Checker

Text on white

2.29:1

AA Fail AAA Fail

Text on black

9.19:1

AA Pass AAA Pass

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