#72A0EE Color

#72A0EE is rgb(114, 160, 238) in RGB and hsl(218, 78%, 69%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is CornflowerBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#72A0EE

HEX#72A0EE

RGBrgb(114, 160, 238)

HSLhsl(218, 78%, 69%)

HSVhsv(218, 52%, 93%)

OKLCHoklch(70.6% 0.125 260.5)

CMYKcmyk(52%, 33%, 0%, 7%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #72A0EE background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.63:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text7.98:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #72A0EE based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#72A0EE Complementary#EEC072 Analogous#72DDEE Analogous#8372EE Triadic#EE72A0 Triadic#A0EE72

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #72A0EE, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#84ACF0 #97B8F2 #A9C4F4 #BFD4F7 #D2E0F9 #E4EDFC

Shades

#4984E9 #1C65E3 #1753BA #124191 #0D2E68 #071A3B

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