#72B8CD

#72B8CD

Color Values

HEX

#72B8CD

RGB

114, 184, 205

HSL

193.8, 47.6%, 62.5%

HSV

193.8, 44.4%, 80.4%

CMYK

44.4%, 10.2%, 0.0%, 19.6%

OKLCH

0.744 0.0766 219.0

Properties

Cool Light Nearest: lightskyblue 3

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#72B8CD

#CD8772

Analogous

#72CDB4

#728ACD

#72B8CD

Triadic

#72B8CD

#CD72B8

#B8CD72

Split Complementary

#72B8CD

#CD728A

#CDB472

Tetradic

#72B8CD

#B472CD

#CD8772

#8ACD72

Color Blindness Simulation

Original

#72B8CD

Protanopia

#9091C8

Deuteranopia

#8C87C7

Tritanopia

#76C4C3

Achromatopsia

#ABABAB

CSS Usage

background-color: #72B8CD;
color: #72B8CD;
border-color: #72B8CD;
Nearest Tailwind: Cyan 500 #06B6D4

Tailwind Shades

50
#F4F9FA
100
#E6F1F4
200
#CAE4EC
300
#A5D2DF
400
#74B9CE
500
#43A0BC
600
#358097
700
#2B6778
800
#21505E
900
#1C3C45
950
#11262C

Contrast Checker

Text on white

2.22:1

AA Fail AAA Fail

Text on black

9.45:1

AA Pass AAA Pass

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