#72B6CD

#72B6CD

Color Values

HEX

#72B6CD

RGB

114, 182, 205

HSL

195.2, 47.6%, 62.5%

HSV

195.2, 44.4%, 80.4%

CMYK

44.4%, 11.2%, 0.0%, 19.6%

OKLCH

0.7394 0.0763 221.5

Properties

Cool Light Nearest: lightskyblue 3

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#72B6CD

#CD8972

Analogous

#72CDB6

#7288CD

#72B6CD

Triadic

#72B6CD

#CD72B6

#B6CD72

Split Complementary

#72B6CD

#CD7288

#CDB672

Tetradic

#72B6CD

#B672CD

#CD8972

#88CD72

Color Blindness Simulation

Original

#72B6CD

Protanopia

#8F90C7

Deuteranopia

#8C86C6

Tritanopia

#75C3C2

Achromatopsia

#A9A9A9

CSS Usage

background-color: #72B6CD;
color: #72B6CD;
border-color: #72B6CD;
Nearest Tailwind: Sky 300 #7DD3FC

Tailwind Shades

50
#F4F9FA
100
#E6F1F4
200
#CAE4EC
300
#A5D0DF
400
#74B7CE
500
#439DBC
600
#357E97
700
#2B6578
800
#214F5E
900
#1C3B45
950
#11252C

Contrast Checker

Text on white

2.26:1

AA Fail AAA Fail

Text on black

9.29:1

AA Pass AAA Pass

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