#72A5C0 Color

#72A5C0 is rgb(114, 165, 192) in RGB and hsl(201, 38%, 60%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is CadetBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#72A5C0

HEX#72A5C0

RGBrgb(114, 165, 192)

HSLhsl(201, 38%, 60%)

HSVhsv(201, 41%, 75%)

OKLCHoklch(69.6% 0.067 232.1)

CMYKcmyk(41%, 14%, 0%, 25%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #72A5C0 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.67:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text7.86:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #72A5C0 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#72A5C0 Complementary#C08D72 Analogous#72C0B4 Analogous#727EC0 Triadic#C072A5 Triadic#A5C072

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #72A5C0, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#84B0C8 #99BDD1 #ABC9D9 #C0D6E3 #D1E2EA #E6EFF4

Shades

#5693B3 #467D9B #39667F #2C5063 #203946 #13222A

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