#72AFE9 Color

#72AFE9 is rgb(114, 175, 233) in RGB and hsl(209, 73%, 68%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is CornflowerBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#72AFE9

HEX#72AFE9

RGBrgb(114, 175, 233)

HSLhsl(209, 73%, 68%)

HSVhsv(209, 51%, 91%)

OKLCHoklch(73.5% 0.106 248.2)

CMYKcmyk(51%, 25%, 0%, 9%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #72AFE9 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.33:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text9.02:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #72AFE9 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#72AFE9 Complementary#E9AB72 Analogous#72E9E7 Analogous#7274E9 Triadic#E972AF Triadic#AFE972

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #72AFE9, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#83B9EC #9AC6EF #ABD0F2 #BDDAF5 #CEE4F7 #E5F0FB

Shades

#4A99E3 #2283DD #1C6BB5 #155189 #0F3961 #092239

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