#72A5E9 Color

#72A5E9 is rgb(114, 165, 233) in RGB and hsl(214, 73%, 68%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is CornflowerBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#72A5E9

HEX#72A5E9

RGBrgb(114, 165, 233)

HSLhsl(214, 73%, 68%)

HSVhsv(214, 51%, 91%)

OKLCHoklch(71.4% 0.114 255.9)

CMYKcmyk(51%, 29%, 0%, 9%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #72A5E9 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.54:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text8.27:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #72A5E9 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#72A5E9 Complementary#E9B572 Analogous#72E1E9 Analogous#7A72E9 Triadic#E972A5 Triadic#A5E972

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #72A5E9, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#83B1EC #9ABFEF #ABCAF2 #BDD5F5 #CEE0F7 #E5EEFB

Shades

#4A8CE3 #2273DD #1C5EB5 #154789 #0F3361 #091E39

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