#72A0BB Color

#72A0BB is rgb(114, 160, 187) in RGB and hsl(202, 35%, 59%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is CadetBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#72A0BB

HEX#72A0BB

RGBrgb(114, 160, 187)

HSLhsl(202, 35%, 59%)

HSVhsv(202, 39%, 73%)

OKLCHoklch(68.3% 0.064 234.7)

CMYKcmyk(39%, 14%, 0%, 27%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #72A0BB background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.81:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text7.46:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #72A0BB based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#72A0BB Complementary#BB8D72 Analogous#72BBB1 Analogous#727CBB Triadic#BB72A0 Triadic#A0BB72

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #72A0BB, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#87AEC5 #98BACD #ACC8D7 #BED3E0 #D2E1E9 #E3EDF2

Shades

#568EAE #477894 #3A6278 #2E4E60 #213845 #142129

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