#72B9ED

#72B9ED

Color Values

HEX

#72B9ED

RGB

114, 185, 237

HSL

205.4, 77.4%, 68.8%

HSV

205.4, 51.9%, 92.9%

CMYK

51.9%, 21.9%, 0.0%, 7.1%

OKLCH

0.7591 0.1038 241.7

Properties

Cool Light Nearest: skyblue 2

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#72B9ED

#EDA672

Analogous

#72EDE4

#727BED

#72B9ED

Triadic

#72B9ED

#ED72B9

#B9ED72

Split Complementary

#72B9ED

#ED727B

#EDE472

Tetradic

#72B9ED

#E472ED

#EDA672

#7BED72

Color Blindness Simulation

Original

#72B9ED

Protanopia

#9191E0

Deuteranopia

#8D87DD

Tritanopia

#76D6D4

Achromatopsia

#AEAEAE

CSS Usage

background-color: #72B9ED;
color: #72B9ED;
border-color: #72B9ED;
Nearest Tailwind: Blue 300 #93C5FD

Tailwind Shades

50
#F2F8FC
100
#E1EFF9
200
#C0E0F7
300
#92C9F1
400
#58ACEA
500
#1D8FE2
600
#1772B5
700
#125B91
800
#0E4771
900
#0F3652
950
#092234

Contrast Checker

Text on white

2.13:1

AA Fail AAA Fail

Text on black

9.88:1

AA Pass AAA Pass

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