#72B2E4 Color

#72B2E4 is rgb(114, 178, 228) in RGB and hsl(206, 68%, 67%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is CornflowerBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#72B2E4

HEX#72B2E4

RGBrgb(114, 178, 228)

HSLhsl(206, 68%, 67%)

HSVhsv(206, 50%, 89%)

OKLCHoklch(74% 0.098 243.2)

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

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #72B2E4 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 text9.2:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #72B2E4 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#72B2E4 Complementary#E4A372 Analogous#72E4DC Analogous#7279E4 Triadic#E472B2 Triadic#B2E472

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #72B2E4, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#83BCE7 #98C7EB #A9D1EF #BFDCF3 #D0E5F6 #E5F1FA

Shades

#4B9EDD #2888D2 #216FAB #195685 #123D5E #0B2438

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