#72A8CF Color

#72A8CF is rgb(114, 168, 207) in RGB and hsl(205, 49%, 63%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is CornflowerBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#72A8CF

HEX#72A8CF

RGBrgb(114, 168, 207)

HSLhsl(205, 49%, 63%)

HSVhsv(205, 45%, 81%)

OKLCHoklch(70.9% 0.081 240.7)

CMYKcmyk(45%, 19%, 0%, 19%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #72A8CF background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.56:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text8.22:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #72A8CF based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#72A8CF Complementary#CF9972 Analogous#72CFC7 Analogous#727ACF Triadic#CF72A8 Triadic#A8CF72

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #72A8CF, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#85B4D5 #98C0DC #ABCBE2 #BED7E9 #D1E3EF #E4EFF6

Shades

#5496C4 #3C7FAF #316990 #26506E #1B3A50 #10212E

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