#72A7C5 Color

#72A7C5 is rgb(114, 167, 197) in RGB and hsl(202, 42%, 61%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is CadetBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#72A7C5

HEX#72A7C5

RGBrgb(114, 167, 197)

HSLhsl(202, 42%, 61%)

HSVhsv(202, 42%, 77%)

OKLCHoklch(70.2% 0.071 234)

CMYKcmyk(42%, 15%, 0%, 23%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #72A7C5 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.61:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text8.05:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #72A7C5 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#72A7C5 Complementary#C59072 Analogous#72C5BA Analogous#727DC5 Triadic#C572A7 Triadic#A7C572

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #72A7C5, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#84B2CD #9AC0D6 #ACCBDD #BED6E4 #D0E2EC #E6EFF5

Shades

#5595B9 #4380A3 #376986 #294F65 #1E3948 #12222B

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