#72A0CA — Blue

#72A0CA is a blue in the Blue family. In practice it looks like a soft, dusty medium blue, and it is also commonly known as Blue, Cobalt Blue. Below are all of its color space values, an 11-step scale, harmony palettes and accessibility data.

#72A0CA
CSS Namecadetblue (closest)

Tints and shades (50–950)

50#f2f6f9
100#e3ebf2
200#ccdbea
300#a9c4dd
400#7fa7cc
500#6090bb
600#507ea7
700#3e698e
800#325778
900#294a66
950#162b3d

Accessibility

Contrast on white
2.76:1
Contrast on black
7.60:1
  • AA (4.5:1) on whiteFail
  • AA Large (3:1) on whiteFail
  • AAA (7:1) on whiteFail
  • AAA Large (4.5:1) on whiteFail
  • UI components (3:1) on whiteFail

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Complementary palette

Analogous palette

Triadic palette

Copy-ready CSS

brand-scale.css
:root {
  --brand-50: oklch(0.971 0.006 246.8); /* #f2f6f9 */
  --brand-100: oklch(0.936 0.013 246.8); /* #e3ebf2 */
  --brand-200: oklch(0.885 0.026 246.8); /* #ccdbea */
  --brand-300: oklch(0.808 0.047 246.8); /* #a9c4dd */
  --brand-400: oklch(0.712 0.069 246.8); /* #7fa7cc */
  --brand-500: oklch(0.637 0.084 246.8); /* #6090bb */
  --brand-600: oklch(0.577 0.082 246.8); /* #507ea7 */
  --brand-700: oklch(0.505 0.077 246.8); /* #3e698e */
  --brand-800: oklch(0.444 0.069 246.8); /* #325778 */
  --brand-900: oklch(0.396 0.062 246.8); /* #294a66 */
  --brand-950: oklch(0.281 0.043 246.8); /* #162b3d */
}

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