#72B5FD

#72B5FD

Color Values

HEX

#72B5FD

RGB

114, 181, 253

HSL

211.1, 97.2%, 72.0%

HSV

211.1, 54.9%, 99.2%

CMYK

54.9%, 28.5%, 0.0%, 0.8%

OKLCH

0.7578 0.1248 251.4

Properties

Cool Light Nearest: steelblue 1

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#72B5FD

#FDBA72

Analogous

#72FAFD

#7572FD

#72B5FD

Triadic

#72B5FD

#FD72B5

#B5FD72

Split Complementary

#72B5FD

#FD7572

#FAFD72

Tetradic

#72B5FD

#FD72FA

#FDBA72

#72FD75

Color Blindness Simulation

Original

#72B5FD

Protanopia

#8F90EC

Deuteranopia

#8B86E7

Tritanopia

#75DEDB

Achromatopsia

#ACACAC

CSS Usage

background-color: #72B5FD;
color: #72B5FD;
border-color: #72B5FD;
Nearest Tailwind: Blue 400 #60A5FA

Tailwind Shades

50
#F1F7FE
100
#DEEDFC
200
#B9DAFE
300
#86C0FD
400
#459DFC
500
#047BFB
600
#0362C9
700
#024FA1
800
#023D7E
900
#062F5B
950
#041E39

Contrast Checker

Text on white

2.16:1

AA Fail AAA Fail

Text on black

9.74:1

AA Pass AAA Pass

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