#72B5CD

#72B5CD

Color Values

HEX

#72B5CD

RGB

114, 181, 205

HSL

195,8, 47,6%, 62,5%

HSV

195,8, 44,4%, 80,4%

CMYK

44,4%, 11,7%, 0,0%, 19,6%

OKLCH

0,7371 0,0763 222,8

Properties

Cool Light Nearest: lightskyblue 3

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#72B5CD

#CD8A72

Analogous

#72CDB7

#7287CD

#72B5CD

Triadic

#72B5CD

#CD72B5

#B5CD72

Split Complementary

#72B5CD

#CD7287

#CDB772

Tetradic

#72B5CD

#B772CD

#CD8A72

#87CD72

Color Blindness Simulation

Original

#72B5CD

Protanopia

#8F90C7

Deuteranopia

#8B86C6

Tritanopia

#75C3C2

Achromatopsia

#A8A8A8

CSS Usage

background-color: #72B5CD;
color: #72B5CD;
border-color: #72B5CD;
Nearest Tailwind: Sky 300 #7DD3FC

Tailwind Shades

50
#F4F9FA
100
#E6F1F4
200
#CAE3EC
300
#A5D0DF
400
#74B6CE
500
#439CBC
600
#357D97
700
#2B6478
800
#214E5E
900
#1C3A45
950
#11252C

Contrast Checker

Text on white

2,28:1

AA Fail AAA Fail

Text on black

9,21:1

AA Pass AAA Pass

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