#72A8EE Color

#72A8EE is rgb(114, 168, 238) in RGB and hsl(214, 78%, 69%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is CornflowerBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#72A8EE

HEX#72A8EE

RGBrgb(114, 168, 238)

HSLhsl(214, 78%, 69%)

HSVhsv(214, 52%, 93%)

OKLCHoklch(72.3% 0.118 255.4)

CMYKcmyk(52%, 29%, 0%, 7%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #72A8EE background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.46:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text8.55:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #72A8EE based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#72A8EE Complementary#EEB872 Analogous#72E5EE Analogous#7B72EE Triadic#EE72A8 Triadic#A8EE72

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #72A8EE, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#84B3F0 #97BEF2 #A9CAF4 #BFD8F7 #D2E3F9 #E4EEFC

Shades

#498EE9 #1C72E3 #175EBA #124991 #0D3568 #071E3B

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