#72a2c3

Color #72a2c3

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 14.77 Nearest Tailwind class blue-400 #51a2ff · ΔE 7.9

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Conversions

HEX

#72a2c3

RGB

rgb(114, 162, 195)

HSL

hsl(204.4, 40.3%, 60.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(204.4, 41.5%, 76.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(41.5%, 16.9%, 0%, 23.5%)

LAB

lab(64.45, -7.44, -22)

LCH

lch(64.45, 23.22, 251.32)

OKLCH

oklch(69%, 0.0709, 239.09)

HWB

hwb(204.4, 44.7%, 23.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c39372

Analogous

#72c3bb

#72a2c3

#727ac3

Triadic

#72a2c3

#c372a2

#a2c372

Split-complementary

#72a2c3

#c3727a

#c3bb72

Tetradic

#72a2c3

#9372c3

#c39372

#a2c372

Square

#72a2c3

#bb72c3

#c39372

#7ac372

Shades

Color #72a2c3 mixed toward black.

#4e8ab4

#3e6f91

#2e536c

#1f3748

#0f1c24

Tints

Color #72a2c3 mixed toward white.

#8ab2cd

#a1c1d7

#b9d1e1

#d0e0eb

#e8f0f5

Tones

Color #72a2c3 mixed toward gray.

#79a1bc

#80a0b6

#869eaf

#8d9da8

#949ca1

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.74:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.67:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.67:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#898abc · ΔE 15.4

Deuteranopia

#8783ba · ΔE 16.9

Tritanopia

#75b6b4 · ΔE 15.8

Achromatopsia

#9c9c9c · ΔE 15.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #72a2c3;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#72a2c3]

Related colors

Charcoal #36454f

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Steel Blue #4682b4

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Light Slate Gray #778899

Frequently asked questions

#72a2c3 (#72a2c3) is rgb(114, 162, 195) in RGB.

No, #72a2c3 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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