#72A5BB Color

#72A5BB is rgb(114, 165, 187) in RGB and hsl(198, 35%, 59%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is CadetBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#72A5BB

HEX#72A5BB

RGBrgb(114, 165, 187)

HSLhsl(198, 35%, 59%)

HSVhsv(198, 39%, 73%)

OKLCHoklch(69.4% 0.063 226.8)

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

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #72A5BB background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.69:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text7.82:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #72A5BB based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#72A5BB Complementary#BB8872 Analogous#72BBAC Analogous#7280BB Triadic#BB72A5 Triadic#A5BB72

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #72A5BB, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#87B2C5 #98BDCD #ACCAD7 #BED5E0 #D2E2E9 #E3EDF2

Shades

#5694AE #477D94 #3A6678 #2E5160 #213A45 #142329

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