#72B5DF Color

#72B5DF is rgb(114, 181, 223) in RGB and hsl(203, 63%, 66%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SkyBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#72B5DF

HEX#72B5DF

RGBrgb(114, 181, 223)

HSLhsl(203, 63%, 66%)

HSVhsv(203, 49%, 87%)

OKLCHoklch(74.4% 0.091 237.3)

CMYKcmyk(49%, 19%, 0%, 13%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #72B5DF background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.24:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text9.39:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #72B5DF based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#72B5DF Complementary#DF9C72 Analogous#72DFD2 Analogous#727EDF Triadic#DF72B5 Triadic#B5DF72

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #72B5DF, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#86C0E4 #97C9E7 #ACD3EC #BCDCF0 #D1E7F5 #E2F0F8

Shades

#4CA1D6 #2D8CC8 #2572A2 #1D5B81 #15405B #0C2636

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