#72bbe2

Color #72bbe2

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Sky Blue #87cefa · ΔE 7.5 Nearest Tailwind class sky-400 #00bcff · ΔE 6.2

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Conversions

HEX

#72bbe2

RGB

rgb(114, 187, 226)

HSL

hsl(200.9, 65.9%, 66.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(200.9, 49.6%, 88.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(49.6%, 17.3%, 0%, 11.4%)

LAB

lab(72.63, -12.3, -26.54)

LCH

lch(72.63, 29.25, 245.13)

OKLCH

oklch(75.9%, 0.0921, 233.12)

HWB

hwb(200.9, 44.7%, 11.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#e29972

Analogous

#72e2d1

#72bbe2

#7283e2

Triadic

#72bbe2

#e272bb

#bbe272

Split-complementary

#72bbe2

#e27283

#e2d172

Tetradic

#72bbe2

#9972e2

#e29972

#bbe272

Square

#72bbe2

#d172e2

#e29972

#83e272

Shades

Color #72bbe2 mixed toward black.

#43a4d8

#2788bc

#1d668d

#13445e

#0a222f

Tints

Color #72bbe2 mixed toward white.

#8ac6e7

#a1d2ec

#b9ddf1

#d0e8f5

#e8f4fa

Tones

Color #72bbe2 mixed toward gray.

#7bb8d9

#85b5cf

#8eb3c6

#97b0bd

#a1adb3

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.12:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.92:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.92:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9798d9 · ΔE 19

Deuteranopia

#938dd7 · ΔE 21

Tritanopia

#77d2d1 · ΔE 15.7

Achromatopsia

#b2b2b2 · ΔE 18.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #72bbe2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#72bbe2]

Related colors

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Blue #add8e6

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#72bbe2 (#72bbe2) is rgb(114, 187, 226) in RGB.

No, #72bbe2 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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