#72A1EE Color

#72A1EE is rgb(114, 161, 238) in RGB and hsl(217, 78%, 69%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is CornflowerBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#72A1EE

HEX#72A1EE

RGBrgb(114, 161, 238)

HSLhsl(217, 78%, 69%)

HSVhsv(217, 52%, 93%)

OKLCHoklch(70.8% 0.124 259.9)

CMYKcmyk(52%, 32%, 0%, 7%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #72A1EE background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.61:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text8.05:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #72A1EE based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#72A1EE Complementary#EEBE72 Analogous#72DFEE Analogous#8172EE Triadic#EE72A2 Triadic#A2EE72

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #72A1EE, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#84AEF0 #97BAF2 #A9C6F4 #BFD5F7 #D2E1F9 #E4EDFC

Shades

#4986E9 #1C68E3 #1756BA #124391 #0D3068 #071B3B

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