#72B9EE

#72B9EE

Color Values

HEX

#72B9EE

RGB

114, 185, 238

HSL

205.6, 78.5%, 69.0%

HSV

205.6, 52.1%, 93.3%

CMYK

52.1%, 22.3%, 0.0%, 6.7%

OKLCH

0.7596 0.1048 242.2

Properties

Cool Light Nearest: skyblue 2

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#72B9EE

#EEA772

Analogous

#72EEE5

#727BEE

#72B9EE

Triadic

#72B9EE

#EE72B9

#B9EE72

Split Complementary

#72B9EE

#EE727B

#EEE572

Tetradic

#72B9EE

#E572EE

#EEA772

#7BEE72

Color Blindness Simulation

Original

#72B9EE

Protanopia

#9191E1

Deuteranopia

#8D87DE

Tritanopia

#76D7D5

Achromatopsia

#AEAEAE

CSS Usage

background-color: #72B9EE;
color: #72B9EE;
border-color: #72B9EE;
Nearest Tailwind: Blue 300 #93C5FD

Tailwind Shades

50
#F2F8FC
100
#E1EFF9
200
#BFDFF7
300
#92C9F2
400
#57ACEB
500
#1B8EE4
600
#1672B6
700
#125B92
800
#0E4772
900
#0E3553
950
#092234

Contrast Checker

Text on white

2.12:1

AA Fail AAA Fail

Text on black

9.89:1

AA Pass AAA Pass

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