#72AFE3 Color

#72AFE3 is rgb(114, 175, 227) in RGB and hsl(208, 67%, 67%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is CornflowerBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#72AFE3

HEX#72AFE3

RGBrgb(114, 175, 227)

HSLhsl(208, 67%, 67%)

HSVhsv(208, 50%, 89%)

OKLCHoklch(73.3% 0.099 245.4)

CMYKcmyk(50%, 23%, 0%, 11%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #72AFE3 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.34:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text8.96:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #72AFE3 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#72AFE3 Complementary#E3A772 Analogous#72E3DF Analogous#7276E3 Triadic#E372AF Triadic#AFE372

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #72AFE3, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#84B8E7 #99C5EB #AACEEE #BFDAF2 #D0E4F6 #E5F0FA

Shades

#4C99DC #2983D1 #226BAA #1A5384 #133B5E #0B2337

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