#72A5DF Color

#72A5DF is rgb(114, 165, 223) in RGB and hsl(212, 63%, 66%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is CornflowerBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#72A5DF

HEX#72A5DF

RGBrgb(114, 165, 223)

HSLhsl(212, 63%, 66%)

HSVhsv(212, 49%, 87%)

OKLCHoklch(70.9% 0.101 252.4)

CMYKcmyk(49%, 26%, 0%, 13%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #72A5DF background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.57:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text8.16:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #72A5DF based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#72A5DF Complementary#DFAC72 Analogous#72DBDF Analogous#7572DF Triadic#DF72A5 Triadic#A5DF72

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #72A5DF, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#86B2E4 #97BDE7 #ACCAEC #BCD4F0 #D1E2F5 #E2ECF8

Shades

#4C8DD6 #2D75C8 #255FA2 #1D4C81 #15365B #0C2036

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