#72B2CD

#72B2CD

Color Values

HEX

#72B2CD

RGB

114, 178, 205

HSL

197,8, 47,6%, 62,5%

HSV

197,8, 44,4%, 80,4%

CMYK

44,4%, 13,2%, 0,0%, 19,6%

OKLCH

0,7304 0,0763 226,7

Properties

Cool Light Nearest: lightskyblue 3

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#72B2CD

#CD8D72

Analogous

#72CDBA

#7284CD

#72B2CD

Triadic

#72B2CD

#CD72B2

#B2CD72

Split Complementary

#72B2CD

#CD7284

#CDBA72

Tetradic

#72B2CD

#BA72CD

#CD8D72

#84CD72

Color Blindness Simulation

Original

#72B2CD

Protanopia

#8E8EC6

Deuteranopia

#8A85C5

Tritanopia

#75C1C0

Achromatopsia

#A6A6A6

CSS Usage

background-color: #72B2CD;
color: #72B2CD;
border-color: #72B2CD;
Nearest Tailwind: Sky 300 #7DD3FC

Tailwind Shades

50
#F4F9FA
100
#E6F0F4
200
#CAE2EC
300
#A5CEDF
400
#74B3CE
500
#4398BC
600
#357A97
700
#2B6178
800
#214C5E
900
#1C3945
950
#11242C

Contrast Checker

Text on white

2,34:1

AA Fail AAA Fail

Text on black

8,97:1

AA Pass AAA Pass

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