#72a8fa

Color #72a8fa

A vivid, highly saturated light blue.

Closest named color Cornflower Blue #6495ed · ΔE 8.21 Nearest Tailwind class blue-400 #51a2ff · ΔE 3.9

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Conversions

HEX

#72a8fa

RGB

rgb(114, 168, 250)

HSL

hsl(216.2, 93.2%, 71.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(216.2, 54.4%, 98%)

CMYK

cmyk(54.4%, 32.8%, 0%, 2%)

LAB

lab(68.37, 5.28, -46.2)

LCH

lch(68.37, 46.5, 276.52)

OKLCH

oklch(72.9%, 0.133, 258.5)

HWB

hwb(216.2, 44.7%, 2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#fac472

Analogous

#72ecfa

#72a8fa

#8072fa

Triadic

#72a8fa

#fa72a8

#a8fa72

Split-complementary

#72a8fa

#fa8072

#ecfa72

Tetradic

#72a8fa

#c472fa

#fac472

#a8fa72

Square

#72a8fa

#fa72ec

#fac472

#72fa80

Shades

Color #72a8fa mixed toward black.

#3784f8

#0862eb

#064ab0

#043175

#02193b

Tints

Color #72a8fa mixed toward white.

#8ab7fb

#a1c5fc

#b9d4fd

#d0e2fd

#e8f1fe

Tones

Color #72a8fa mixed toward gray.

#7daaef

#89ade3

#94afd8

#9fb1cd

#abb4c1

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.41:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.7:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.7:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8d8dea · ΔE 12.5

Deuteranopia

#8985e5 · ΔE 14.4

Tritanopia

#75dbd8 · ΔE 28.1

Achromatopsia

#a7a7a7 · ΔE 22.8

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #72a8fa;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#72a8fa]

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

#72a8fa (#72a8fa) is rgb(114, 168, 250) in RGB.

No, #72a8fa is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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