#72A3BB Color

#72A3BB is rgb(114, 163, 187) in RGB and hsl(200, 35%, 59%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is CadetBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#72A3BB

HEX#72A3BB

RGBrgb(114, 163, 187)

HSLhsl(200, 35%, 59%)

HSVhsv(200, 39%, 73%)

OKLCHoklch(68.9% 0.063 230)

CMYKcmyk(39%, 13%, 0%, 27%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #72A3BB background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.74:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text7.67:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #72A3BB based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#72A3BB Complementary#BB8A72 Analogous#72BBAF Analogous#727EBB Triadic#BB72A3 Triadic#A3BB72

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #72A3BB, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#87B0C5 #98BBCD #ACC9D7 #BED4E0 #D2E2E9 #E3EDF2

Shades

#5691AE #477A94 #3A6478 #2E5060 #213945 #142229

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