#72b0ff

Color #72b0ff

A vivid, highly saturated light blue.

Closest named color Cornflower Blue #6495ed · ΔE 12.03 Nearest Tailwind class blue-400 #51a2ff · ΔE 4.4

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Conversions

HEX

#72b0ff

RGB

rgb(114, 176, 255)

HSL

hsl(213.6, 100%, 72.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(213.6, 55.3%, 100%)

CMYK

cmyk(55.3%, 31%, 0%, 0%)

LAB

lab(70.76, 2.29, -45.16)

LCH

lch(70.76, 45.22, 272.9)

OKLCH

oklch(74.8%, 0.1316, 255.08)

HWB

hwb(213.6, 44.7%, 0%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ffc172

Analogous

#72f7ff

#72b0ff

#7b72ff

Triadic

#72b0ff

#ff72b0

#b0ff72

Split-complementary

#72b0ff

#ff7b72

#f7ff72

Tetradic

#72b0ff

#c172ff

#ffc172

#b0ff72

Square

#72b0ff

#ff72f7

#ffc172

#72ff7b

Shades

Color #72b0ff mixed toward black.

#358eff

#006cf6

#0051b9

#00367b

#001b3e

Tints

Color #72b0ff mixed toward white.

#8abdff

#a1caff

#b9d8ff

#d0e5ff

#e8f2ff

Tones

Color #72b0ff mixed toward gray.

#7eb2f3

#8ab3e8

#95b4dc

#a1b6d0

#adb7c4

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.24:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.37:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.37:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9192ef · ΔE 14

Deuteranopia

#8d88eb · ΔE 16.2

Tritanopia

#76e1de · ΔE 27.1

Achromatopsia

#adadad · ΔE 22.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #72b0ff;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#72b0ff]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#72b0ff (#72b0ff) is rgb(114, 176, 255) in RGB.

No, #72b0ff is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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