#72B0EE Color

#72B0EE is rgb(114, 176, 238) in RGB and hsl(210, 78%, 69%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is CornflowerBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#72B0EE

HEX#72B0EE

RGBrgb(114, 176, 238)

HSLhsl(210, 78%, 69%)

HSVhsv(210, 52%, 93%)

OKLCHoklch(74% 0.111 249.5)

CMYKcmyk(52%, 26%, 0%, 7%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #72B0EE background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.29:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text9.16:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #72B0EE based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#72B0EE Complementary#EEB072 Analogous#72EEEE Analogous#7272EE Triadic#EE72B0 Triadic#B0EE72

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #72B0EE, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#84BAF0 #97C4F2 #A9CFF4 #BFDBF7 #D2E5F9 #E4F0FC

Shades

#4999E9 #1C7FE3 #1769BA #125291 #0D3B68 #07213B

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