#72a8eb

Color #72a8eb

A vivid, highly saturated light blue.

Closest named color Cornflower Blue #6495ed · ΔE 14.57 Nearest Tailwind class blue-400 #51a2ff · ΔE 3.6

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Conversions

HEX

#72a8eb

RGB

rgb(114, 168, 235)

HSL

hsl(213.2, 75.2%, 68.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(213.2, 51.5%, 92.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(51.5%, 28.5%, 0%, 7.8%)

LAB

lab(67.71, 0.72, -39.06)

LCH

lch(67.71, 39.07, 271.06)

OKLCH

oklch(72.1%, 0.1138, 254.4)

HWB

hwb(213.2, 44.7%, 7.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ebb572

Analogous

#72e5eb

#72a8eb

#7872eb

Triadic

#72a8eb

#eb72a8

#a8eb72

Split-complementary

#72a8eb

#eb7872

#e5eb72

Tetradic

#72a8eb

#b572eb

#ebb572

#a8eb72

Square

#72a8eb

#eb72e5

#ebb572

#72eb78

Shades

Color #72a8eb mixed toward black.

#3f89e4

#1d6bcc

#165099

#0e3566

#071b33

Tints

Color #72a8eb mixed toward white.

#89b6ee

#a1c5f2

#b8d3f5

#d0e2f8

#e7f0fc

Tones

Color #72a8eb mixed toward gray.

#7ca9e1

#86aad7

#90abcd

#9aacc3

#a4adb9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.47:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.52:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.52:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8d8ddd · ΔE 13.3

Deuteranopia

#8985da · ΔE 14.9

Tritanopia

#75d1cf · ΔE 24.6

Achromatopsia

#a5a5a5 · ΔE 20.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #72a8eb;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#72a8eb]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Frequently asked questions

#72a8eb (#72a8eb) is rgb(114, 168, 235) in RGB.

No, #72a8eb is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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