#72B5CF

#72B5CF

Color Values

HEX

#72B5CF

RGB

114, 181, 207

HSL

196.8, 49.2%, 62.9%

HSV

196.8, 44.9%, 81.2%

CMYK

44.9%, 12.6%, 0.0%, 18.8%

OKLCH

0.7379 0.0776 224.7

Properties

Cool Light Nearest: lightskyblue 3

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#72B5CF

#CF8C72

Analogous

#72CFBA

#7286CF

#72B5CF

Triadic

#72B5CF

#CF72B5

#B5CF72

Split Complementary

#72B5CF

#CF7286

#CFBA72

Tetradic

#72B5CF

#BA72CF

#CF8C72

#86CF72

Color Blindness Simulation

Original

#72B5CF

Protanopia

#8F90C9

Deuteranopia

#8B86C7

Tritanopia

#75C4C3

Achromatopsia

#A9A9A9

CSS Usage

background-color: #72B5CF;
color: #72B5CF;
border-color: #72B5CF;
Nearest Tailwind: Sky 300 #7DD3FC

Tailwind Shades

50
#F4F9FB
100
#E6F0F5
200
#CAE3ED
300
#A4CFE0
400
#72B5CF
500
#419BBE
600
#347C98
700
#29637A
800
#204E5F
900
#1B3A46
950
#11252C

Contrast Checker

Text on white

2.28:1

AA Fail AAA Fail

Text on black

9.23:1

AA Pass AAA Pass

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