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#708DCB

#708dcb ≈ Glaucous

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#708dcb is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 43.92% red, 55.29% green and 79.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 44.83% cyan, 30.54% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 220.88°, with 46.67% saturation and 61.76% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with trust, stability and focus. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.36:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Glaucous (#6082b6), ΔE 4.86.

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Web safe#6699cc
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Relative luminance0.2681

Complementary

  1. #708dcb
  2. #cbae70

Split complementary

  1. #708dcb
  2. #cb8070
  3. #bacb70

Analogous

  1. #70bacb
  2. #708dcb
  3. #8070cb

Triadic

  1. #708dcb
  2. #cb708d
  3. #8dcb70

Tetradic

  1. #708dcb
  2. #ae70cb
  3. #cbae70
  4. #8dcb70

Square

  1. #708dcb
  2. #cb70ba
  3. #cbae70
  4. #70cb80

Monochromatic

  1. #2b4377
  2. #4063af
  3. #708dcb
  4. #a8badf
  5. #e0e6f4

Shades

#708dcb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #708dcb
  2. #657fb7
  3. #5a71a2
  4. #4e638e
  5. #43557a
  6. #384766
  7. #2d3851
  8. #222a3d
  9. #161c29
  10. #0b0e14
  11. #000000

Tints

#708dcb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #708dcb
  2. #7e98d0
  3. #8da4d5
  4. #9bafdb
  5. #a9bbe0
  6. #b8c6e5
  7. #c6d1ea
  8. #d4ddef
  9. #e2e8f5
  10. #f1f4fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#708dcb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #708dcb
  2. #728cc4
  3. #738abc
  4. #7589b5
  5. #7688ad
  6. #7887a6
  7. #7a859e
  8. #7b8497
  9. #7d838f
  10. #7e8188
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.3:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.36:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8d8d8d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #838daa ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7692ce ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6d8aca ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #4e9aa3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7490cd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6e8bca ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #5d95b4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-708dcb {
  color: #708dcb;
}
Background
.bg-708dcb {
  background-color: #708dcb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-708dcb {
  border: 2px solid #708dcb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #708dcb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 112 141 203;
  --color-primary-hsl: 221 47% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-708dcb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #708dcb, #8070cb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-708dcb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(112 141 203 / 0.35);
}

#6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 4.86 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 5.33 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 5.34 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 8.53 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 8.75 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 8.75 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 9.00 #8f7234 Inverted #8d8d8d Grayscale 

Glaucous
#708dcb  rgb(112, 141, 203)  hsl(221, 47%, 62%)  Glaucous
#cbae70  rgb(203, 174, 112)  hsl(41, 47%, 62%)  Ecru
#cb708d  rgb(203, 112, 141)  hsl(341, 47%, 62%)  Pale Violet Red
#8dcb70  rgb(141, 203, 112)  hsl(101, 47%, 62%)  Pistachio