#72a8f3

Color #72a8f3

A vivid, highly saturated light blue.

Closest named color Cornflower Blue #6495ed · ΔE 10.82 Nearest Tailwind class blue-400 #51a2ff · ΔE 3.6

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Conversions

HEX

#72a8f3

RGB

rgb(114, 168, 243)

HSL

hsl(214.9, 84.3%, 70%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(214.9, 53.1%, 95.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(53.1%, 30.9%, 0%, 4.7%)

LAB

lab(68.06, 3.14, -42.88)

LCH

lch(68.06, 42.99, 274.19)

OKLCH

oklch(72.5%, 0.124, 256.8)

HWB

hwb(214.9, 44.7%, 4.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#f3bd72

Analogous

#72e8f3

#72a8f3

#7d72f3

Triadic

#72a8f3

#f372a8

#a8f372

Split-complementary

#72a8f3

#f37d72

#e8f372

Tetradic

#72a8f3

#bd72f3

#f3bd72

#a8f372

Square

#72a8f3

#f372e8

#f3bd72

#72f37d

Shades

Color #72a8f3 mixed toward black.

#3b86ee

#1367db

#0e4da4

#09336e

#051a37

Tints

Color #72a8f3 mixed toward white.

#8ab6f5

#a1c5f7

#b9d3f9

#d0e2fb

#e8f0fd

Tones

Color #72a8f3 mixed toward gray.

#7daae8

#88abdd

#92add3

#9dafc8

#a8b1bd

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.44:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.61:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.61:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8d8de4 · ΔE 12.8

Deuteranopia

#8985e0 · ΔE 14.6

Tritanopia

#75d7d4 · ΔE 26.8

Achromatopsia

#a6a6a6 · ΔE 21.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #72a8f3;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#72a8f3]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#72a8f3 (#72a8f3) is rgb(114, 168, 243) in RGB.

No, #72a8f3 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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