#72A0E9 Color

#72A0E9 is rgb(114, 160, 233) in RGB and hsl(217, 73%, 68%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is CornflowerBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#72A0E9

HEX#72A0E9

RGBrgb(114, 160, 233)

HSLhsl(217, 73%, 68%)

HSVhsv(217, 51%, 91%)

OKLCHoklch(70.3% 0.119 259.3)

CMYKcmyk(51%, 31%, 0%, 9%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #72A0E9 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.65:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text7.92:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #72A0E9 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#72A0E9 Complementary#E9BB72 Analogous#72DBE9 Analogous#8072E9 Triadic#E972A0 Triadic#A0E972

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #72A0E9, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#83ABEC #9ABAEF #ABC6F2 #BDD2F5 #CEDEF7 #E5EDFB

Shades

#4A85E3 #226ADD #1C57B5 #154289 #0F2F61 #091C39

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