#72A3EE Color

#72A3EE is rgb(114, 163, 238) in RGB and hsl(216, 78%, 69%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is CornflowerBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#72A3EE

HEX#72A3EE

RGBrgb(114, 163, 238)

HSLhsl(216, 78%, 69%)

HSVhsv(216, 52%, 93%)

OKLCHoklch(71.2% 0.122 258.7)

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

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #72A3EE background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.56:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text8.19:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #72A3EE based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#72A3EE Complementary#EEBC72 Analogous#72E1EE Analogous#7F72EE Triadic#EE72A4 Triadic#A4EE72

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #72A3EE, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#84AFF0 #97BBF2 #A9C7F4 #BFD6F7 #D2E2F9 #E4EDFC

Shades

#4989E9 #1C6CE3 #1758BA #124591 #0D3268 #071C3B

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