#0072a5

Color #0072a5

A vivid, highly saturated dark cyan.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 8.53 Nearest Tailwind class sky-700 #0069a8 · ΔE 4.4

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Conversions

HEX

#0072a5

RGB

rgb(0, 114, 165)

HSL

hsl(198.5, 100%, 32.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(198.5, 100%, 64.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(100%, 30.9%, 0%, 35.3%)

LAB

lab(45.29, -7.85, -34.85)

LCH

lch(45.29, 35.72, 257.31)

OKLCH

oklch(52.4%, 0.1165, 238.15)

HWB

hwb(198.5, 0%, 35.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a53300

Analogous

#00a586

#0072a5

#0020a5

Triadic

#0072a5

#a50072

#72a500

Split-complementary

#0072a5

#a50020

#a58600

Tetradic

#0072a5

#3300a5

#a53300

#72a500

Square

#0072a5

#8600a5

#a53300

#20a500

Shades

Color #0072a5 mixed toward black.

#005f8a

#004c6e

#003953

#002637

#00131c

Tints

Color #0072a5 mixed toward white.

#009adf

#19b8ff

#53caff

#8cdcff

#c6edff

Tones

Color #0072a5 mixed toward gray.

#0e6d97

#1c688a

#29627c

#375d6e

#455860

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.32:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.95:1

White text reads better on this background (5.32:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#4c4d9b · ΔE 19.5

Deuteranopia

#473f98 · ΔE 22.9

Tritanopia

#179290 · ΔE 22.3

Achromatopsia

#6b6b6b · ΔE 20

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Code

CSS

background-color: #0072a5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#0072a5]

Related colors

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Blue #add8e6

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#0072a5 (#0072a5) is rgb(0, 114, 165) in RGB.

No, #0072a5 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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