#72B5ED

#72B5ED

Color Values

HEX

#72B5ED

RGB

114, 181, 237

HSL

207.3, 77.4%, 68.8%

HSV

207.3, 51.9%, 92.9%

CMYK

51.9%, 23.6%, 0.0%, 7.1%

OKLCH

0.7504 0.1062 245.1

Properties

Cool Light Nearest: steelblue 2

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#72B5ED

#EDAA72

Analogous

#72EDE7

#7277ED

#72B5ED

Triadic

#72B5ED

#ED72B5

#B5ED72

Split Complementary

#72B5ED

#ED7277

#EDE772

Tetradic

#72B5ED

#E772ED

#EDAA72

#77ED72

Color Blindness Simulation

Original

#72B5ED

Protanopia

#8F90DF

Deuteranopia

#8B86DC

Tritanopia

#75D5D2

Achromatopsia

#ABABAB

CSS Usage

background-color: #72B5ED;
color: #72B5ED;
border-color: #72B5ED;
Nearest Tailwind: Blue 300 #93C5FD

Tailwind Shades

50
#F2F8FC
100
#E1EEF9
200
#C0DEF7
300
#92C6F1
400
#58A7EA
500
#1D88E2
600
#176DB5
700
#125791
800
#0E4471
900
#0F3352
950
#092134

Contrast Checker

Text on white

2.2:1

AA Fail AAA Fail

Text on black

9.55:1

AA Pass AAA Pass

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