#72B2E3 Color

#72B2E3 is rgb(114, 178, 227) in RGB and hsl(206, 67%, 67%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is CornflowerBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#72B2E3

HEX#72B2E3

RGBrgb(114, 178, 227)

HSLhsl(206, 67%, 67%)

HSVhsv(206, 50%, 89%)

OKLCHoklch(73.9% 0.097 242.7)

CMYKcmyk(50%, 22%, 0%, 11%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #72B2E3 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.28:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text9.19:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #72B2E3 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#72B2E3 Complementary#E3A372 Analogous#72E3DC Analogous#727AE3 Triadic#E372B2 Triadic#B2E372

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #72B2E3, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#84BCE7 #99C7EB #AAD1EE #BFDCF2 #D0E5F6 #E5F1FA

Shades

#4C9DDC #2988D1 #226FAA #1A5684 #133D5E #0B2437

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