#72B9FF

#72B9FF

Color Values

HEX

#72B9FF

RGB

114, 185, 255

HSL

209.8, 100.0%, 72.4%

HSV

209.8, 55.3%, 100.0%

CMYK

55.3%, 27.5%, 0.0%, 0.0%

OKLCH

0.7673 0.124 249.4

Properties

Cool Light Nearest: steelblue 1

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#72B9FF

#FFB872

Analogous

#72FFFF

#7273FF

#72B9FF

Triadic

#72B9FF

#FF72B9

#B9FF72

Split Complementary

#72B9FF

#FF7273

#FFFF72

Tetradic

#72B9FF

#FF72FF

#FFB872

#73FF72

Color Blindness Simulation

Original

#72B9FF

Protanopia

#9191EE

Deuteranopia

#8D87EA

Tritanopia

#76E1DE

Achromatopsia

#AFAFAF

CSS Usage

background-color: #72B9FF;
color: #72B9FF;
border-color: #72B9FF;
Nearest Tailwind: Blue 300 #93C5FD

Tailwind Shades

50
#F1F7FE
100
#DEEDFC
200
#B8DCFF
300
#85C2FF
400
#42A1FF
500
#0080FF
600
#0067CC
700
#0052A3
800
#004080
900
#05315C
950
#031F3A

Contrast Checker

Text on white

2.08:1

AA Fail AAA Fail

Text on black

10.1:1

AA Pass AAA Pass

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