#0072eb

Color #0072eb

A vivid, highly saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Royal Blue #4169e1 · ΔE 7.26 Nearest Tailwind class blue-500 #2b7fff · ΔE 5.4

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Conversions

HEX

#0072eb

RGB

rgb(0, 114, 235)

HSL

hsl(210.9, 100%, 46.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(210.9, 100%, 92.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(100%, 51.5%, 0%, 7.8%)

LAB

lab(49.53, 19.84, -68.2)

LCH

lch(49.53, 71.03, 286.22)

OKLCH

oklch(57.1%, 0.2022, 256.94)

HWB

hwb(210.9, 0%, 7.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#eb7900

Analogous

#00e8eb

#0072eb

#0400eb

Triadic

#0072eb

#eb0072

#72eb00

Split-complementary

#0072eb

#eb0400

#e8eb00

Tetradic

#0072eb

#7900eb

#eb7900

#72eb00

Square

#0072eb

#eb00e8

#eb7900

#00eb04

Shades

Color #0072eb mixed toward black.

#005fc4

#004c9d

#003976

#00264e

#001327

Tints

Color #0072eb mixed toward white.

#1a89ff

#48a1ff

#76b8ff

#a3d0ff

#d1e7ff

Tones

Color #0072eb mixed toward gray.

#1473d8

#2773c4

#3b74b0

#4e749d

#627589

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.56:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.61:1

Black text reads better on this background (4.61:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#4c4dd6 · ΔE 14.6

Deuteranopia

#473fd0 · ΔE 18.1

Tritanopia

#17c3be · ΔE 39.1

Achromatopsia

#767676 · ΔE 27.4

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #0072eb;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#0072eb]

Related colors

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#0072eb (#0072eb) is rgb(0, 114, 235) in RGB.

No, #0072eb is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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