#72B5D5 Color

#72B5D5 is rgb(114, 181, 213) in RGB and hsl(199, 54%, 64%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SkyBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#72B5D5

HEX#72B5D5

RGBrgb(114, 181, 213)

HSLhsl(199, 54%, 64%)

HSVhsv(199, 46%, 84%)

OKLCHoklch(74% 0.082 229.9)

CMYKcmyk(46%, 15%, 0%, 16%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #72B5D5 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.26:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text9.29:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #72B5D5 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#72B5D5 Complementary#D59172 Analogous#72D5C3 Analogous#7284D5 Triadic#D572B5 Triadic#B5D572

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #72B5D5, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#85C0DB #99CAE1 #ADD4E6 #BCDCEB #D0E6F1 #E4F1F7

Shades

#4EA3CA #3790B9 #2D7495 #235C76 #194052 #0F2833

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