#72B4CD

#72B4CD

Color Values

HEX

#72B4CD

RGB

114, 180, 205

HSL

196,5, 47,6%, 62,5%

HSV

196,5, 44,4%, 80,4%

CMYK

44,4%, 12,2%, 0,0%, 19,6%

OKLCH

0,7349 0,0762 224,1

Properties

Cool Light Nearest: lightskyblue 3

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#72B4CD

#CD8B72

Analogous

#72CDB8

#7286CD

#72B4CD

Triadic

#72B4CD

#CD72B4

#B4CD72

Split Complementary

#72B4CD

#CD7286

#CDB872

Tetradic

#72B4CD

#B872CD

#CD8B72

#86CD72

Color Blindness Simulation

Original

#72B4CD

Protanopia

#8F8FC7

Deuteranopia

#8B86C6

Tritanopia

#75C2C1

Achromatopsia

#A8A8A8

CSS Usage

background-color: #72B4CD;
color: #72B4CD;
border-color: #72B4CD;
Nearest Tailwind: Sky 300 #7DD3FC

Tailwind Shades

50
#F4F9FA
100
#E6F0F4
200
#CAE3EC
300
#A5CFDF
400
#74B5CE
500
#439BBC
600
#357C97
700
#2B6378
800
#214D5E
900
#1C3A45
950
#11242C

Contrast Checker

Text on white

2,3:1

AA Fail AAA Fail

Text on black

9,13:1

AA Pass AAA Pass

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