#72bae2

Color #72bae2

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Sky Blue #87cefa · ΔE 7.59 Nearest Tailwind class sky-400 #00bcff · ΔE 6.1

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Conversions

HEX

#72bae2

RGB

rgb(114, 186, 226)

HSL

hsl(201.4, 65.9%, 66.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(201.4, 49.6%, 88.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(49.6%, 17.7%, 0%, 11.4%)

LAB

lab(72.35, -11.77, -26.97)

LCH

lch(72.35, 29.43, 246.42)

OKLCH

oklch(75.7%, 0.0924, 234.16)

HWB

hwb(201.4, 44.7%, 11.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#e29a72

Analogous

#72e2d2

#72bae2

#7282e2

Triadic

#72bae2

#e272ba

#bae272

Split-complementary

#72bae2

#e27282

#e2d272

Tetradic

#72bae2

#9a72e2

#e29a72

#bae272

Square

#72bae2

#d272e2

#e29a72

#82e272

Shades

Color #72bae2 mixed toward black.

#43a3d8

#2787bc

#1d658d

#13435e

#0a222f

Tints

Color #72bae2 mixed toward white.

#8ac6e7

#a1d1ec

#b9ddf1

#d0e8f5

#e8f4fa

Tones

Color #72bae2 mixed toward gray.

#7bb7d9

#85b5cf

#8eb2c6

#97afbd

#a1adb3

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.13:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.84:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.84:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9797d9 · ΔE 18.9

Deuteranopia

#928dd7 · ΔE 20.5

Tritanopia

#77d2d0 · ΔE 16.4

Achromatopsia

#b1b1b1 · ΔE 18.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #72bae2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#72bae2]

Related colors

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Steel Blue #4682b4

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#72bae2 (#72bae2) is rgb(114, 186, 226) in RGB.

No, #72bae2 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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