#72B8ED

#72B8ED

Color Values

HEX

#72B8ED

RGB

114, 184, 237

HSL

205.9, 77.4%, 68.8%

HSV

205.9, 51.9%, 92.9%

CMYK

51.9%, 22.4%, 0.0%, 7.1%

OKLCH

0.757 0.1043 242.6

Properties

Cool Light Nearest: skyblue 2

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#72B8ED

#EDA772

Analogous

#72EDE5

#727AED

#72B8ED

Triadic

#72B8ED

#ED72B8

#B8ED72

Split Complementary

#72B8ED

#ED727A

#EDE572

Tetradic

#72B8ED

#E572ED

#EDA772

#7AED72

Color Blindness Simulation

Original

#72B8ED

Protanopia

#9091E0

Deuteranopia

#8C87DD

Tritanopia

#76D6D4

Achromatopsia

#ADADAD

CSS Usage

background-color: #72B8ED;
color: #72B8ED;
border-color: #72B8ED;
Nearest Tailwind: Blue 300 #93C5FD

Tailwind Shades

50
#F2F8FC
100
#E1EFF9
200
#C0DFF7
300
#92C8F1
400
#58ABEA
500
#1D8DE2
600
#1771B5
700
#125A91
800
#0E4671
900
#0F3552
950
#092234

Contrast Checker

Text on white

2.14:1

AA Fail AAA Fail

Text on black

9.79:1

AA Pass AAA Pass

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