#72B5FF

#72B5FF

Color Values

HEX

#72B5FF

RGB

114, 181, 255

HSL

211.5, 100.0%, 72.4%

HSV

211.5, 55.3%, 100.0%

CMYK

55.3%, 29.0%, 0.0%, 0.0%

OKLCH

0.7587 0.1273 252.0

Properties

Cool Light Nearest: steelblue 1

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#72B5FF

#FFBC72

Analogous

#72FBFF

#7672FF

#72B5FF

Triadic

#72B5FF

#FF72B5

#B5FF72

Split Complementary

#72B5FF

#FF7672

#FBFF72

Tetradic

#72B5FF

#FF72FB

#FFBC72

#72FF76

Color Blindness Simulation

Original

#72B5FF

Protanopia

#8F90ED

Deuteranopia

#8B86E9

Tritanopia

#75DFDC

Achromatopsia

#ACACAC

CSS Usage

background-color: #72B5FF;
color: #72B5FF;
border-color: #72B5FF;
Nearest Tailwind: Blue 400 #60A5FA

Tailwind Shades

50
#F1F7FE
100
#DEECFC
200
#B8DAFF
300
#85BFFF
400
#429CFF
500
#0079FF
600
#0061CC
700
#004EA3
800
#003D80
900
#052E5C
950
#031D3A

Contrast Checker

Text on white

2.15:1

AA Fail AAA Fail

Text on black

9.77:1

AA Pass AAA Pass

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