#72AADD — Blue

#72AADD 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.

#72AADD color swatch, blue#72AADD
CSS Namecornflowerblue (closest)

Tints and shades (50–950)

50#f2f6fa
100#e2ebf4
200#c9dced
300#a4c4e3
400#77a7d4
500#5691c5
600#457eb0
700#346996
800#2a577e
900#224a6c
950#112b41

Accessibility

Contrast on white
2.47:1
Contrast on black
8.51:1
  • 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 0.007 247); /* #f2f6fa */
  --brand-100: oklch(0.936 0.015 247); /* #e2ebf4 */
  --brand-200: oklch(0.885 0.031 247); /* #c9dced */
  --brand-300: oklch(0.808 0.056 247); /* #a4c4e3 */
  --brand-400: oklch(0.712 0.083 247); /* #77a7d4 */
  --brand-500: oklch(0.637 0.1 247); /* #5691c5 */
  --brand-600: oklch(0.577 0.098 247); /* #457eb0 */
  --brand-700: oklch(0.505 0.092 247); /* #346996 */
  --brand-800: oklch(0.444 0.082 247); /* #2a577e */
  --brand-900: oklch(0.396 0.074 247); /* #224a6c */
  --brand-950: oklch(0.281 0.052 247); /* #112b41 */
}

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