#72a9fa

Color #72a9fa

A vivid, highly saturated light blue.

Closest named color Cornflower Blue #6495ed · ΔE 8.88 Nearest Tailwind class blue-400 #51a2ff · ΔE 3.8

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Conversions

HEX

#72a9fa

RGB

rgb(114, 169, 250)

HSL

hsl(215.7, 93.2%, 71.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(215.7, 54.4%, 98%)

CMYK

cmyk(54.4%, 32.4%, 0%, 2%)

LAB

lab(68.64, 4.71, -45.77)

LCH

lch(68.64, 46.01, 275.88)

OKLCH

oklch(73.1%, 0.132, 257.93)

HWB

hwb(215.7, 44.7%, 2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#fac372

Analogous

#72edfa

#72a9fa

#7f72fa

Triadic

#72a9fa

#fa72a9

#a9fa72

Split-complementary

#72a9fa

#fa7f72

#edfa72

Tetradic

#72a9fa

#c372fa

#fac372

#a9fa72

Square

#72a9fa

#fa72ed

#fac372

#72fa7f

Shades

Color #72a9fa mixed toward black.

#3785f8

#0864eb

#064bb0

#043275

#02193b

Tints

Color #72a9fa mixed toward white.

#8ab7fb

#a1c6fc

#b9d4fd

#d0e2fd

#e8f1fe

Tones

Color #72a9fa mixed toward gray.

#7dabef

#89ade3

#94b0d8

#9fb2cd

#abb4c1

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.39:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.77:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.77:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8d8eea · ΔE 12.6

Deuteranopia

#8a86e6 · ΔE 14.5

Tritanopia

#76dcd9 · ΔE 27.9

Achromatopsia

#a7a7a7 · ΔE 22.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #72a9fa;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#72a9fa]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#72a9fa (#72a9fa) is rgb(114, 169, 250) in RGB.

No, #72a9fa is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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