#72a0b8

Color #72a0b8

A muted medium blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 12.07 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 8.8

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Conversions

HEX

#72a0b8

RGB

rgb(114, 160, 184)

HSL

hsl(200.6, 33%, 58.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(200.6, 38%, 72.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(38%, 13%, 0%, 27.8%)

LAB

lab(63.49, -9.31, -17.32)

LCH

lch(63.49, 19.66, 241.74)

OKLCH

oklch(68.2%, 0.0608, 231.47)

HWB

hwb(200.6, 44.7%, 27.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b88a72

Analogous

#72b8ad

#72a0b8

#727db8

Triadic

#72a0b8

#b872a0

#a0b872

Split-complementary

#72a0b8

#b8727d

#b8ad72

Tetradic

#72a0b8

#8a72b8

#b88a72

#a0b872

Square

#72a0b8

#ad72b8

#b88a72

#7db872

Shades

Color #72a0b8 mixed toward black.

#5389a5

#436e84

#325263

#213742

#111b21

Tints

Color #72a0b8 mixed toward white.

#89b0c4

#a1c0d0

#b8cfdb

#d0dfe7

#e7eff3

Tones

Color #72a0b8 mixed toward gray.

#789eb2

#7e9cac

#839aa6

#8999a1

#8f979b

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.82:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.44:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.44:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8889b3 · ΔE 17.5

Deuteranopia

#8682b1 · ΔE 19

Tritanopia

#75aead · ΔE 12.1

Achromatopsia

#9a9a9a · ΔE 14.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #72a0b8;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#72a0b8]

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Light Blue #add8e6

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#72a0b8 (#72a0b8) is rgb(114, 160, 184) in RGB.

No, #72a0b8 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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