#72A4BB Color

#72A4BB is rgb(114, 164, 187) in RGB and hsl(199, 35%, 59%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is CadetBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#72A4BB

HEX#72A4BB

RGBrgb(114, 164, 187)

HSLhsl(199, 35%, 59%)

HSVhsv(199, 39%, 73%)

OKLCHoklch(69.2% 0.063 228.4)

CMYKcmyk(39%, 12%, 0%, 27%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #72A4BB background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.71:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text7.74:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #72A4BB based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#72A4BB Complementary#BB8972 Analogous#72BBAE Analogous#727FBB Triadic#BB72A4 Triadic#A4BB72

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #72A4BB, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#87B1C5 #98BCCD #ACCAD7 #BED5E0 #D2E2E9 #E3EDF2

Shades

#5692AE #477C94 #3A6578 #2E5160 #213A45 #142329

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