#72A5B1 Color

#72A5B1 is rgb(114, 165, 177) in RGB and hsl(191, 29%, 57%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is CadetBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#72A5B1

HEX#72A5B1

RGBrgb(114, 165, 177)

HSLhsl(191, 29%, 57%)

HSVhsv(191, 36%, 69%)

OKLCHoklch(69% 0.057 214)

CMYKcmyk(36%, 7%, 0%, 31%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #72A5B1 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.72:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text7.73:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #72A5B1 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#72A5B1 Complementary#B17D72 Analogous#72B19D Analogous#7286B1 Triadic#B172A5 Triadic#A5B172

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #72A5B1, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#85B2BC #99BEC7 #ADCBD2 #BDD5DB #D1E2E6 #E5EEF1

Shades

#5994A1 #4C7F8A #3E6770 #315159 #22393F #162427

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