#72AAEE Color

#72AAEE is rgb(114, 170, 238) in RGB and hsl(213, 78%, 69%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is CornflowerBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#72AAEE

HEX#72AAEE

RGBrgb(114, 170, 238)

HSLhsl(213, 78%, 69%)

HSVhsv(213, 52%, 93%)

OKLCHoklch(72.7% 0.116 254)

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

Text Contrast & Accessibility

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

TextWhite text2.41:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text8.7:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

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

Base#72AAEE Complementary#EEB672 Analogous#72E7EE Analogous#7872EE Triadic#EE72AA Triadic#AAEE72

Tints & Shades

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

Tints

#84B5F0 #97C0F2 #A9CBF4 #BFD9F7 #D2E4F9 #E4EFFC

Shades

#4991E9 #1C76E3 #1760BA #124B91 #0D3668 #071F3B

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