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#718AC8

#718ac8 ≈ Glaucous

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#718ac8 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 44.31% red, 54.12% green and 78.43% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 43.5% cyan, 31% magenta, 0% yellow and 21.57% black. Its hue angle is 222.76°, with 44.16% saturation and 61.37% 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 6.17:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Glaucous (#6082b6), ΔE 4.48.

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Web safe#6699cc
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Relative luminance0.2586

Complementary

  1. #718ac8
  2. #c8af71

Split complementary

  1. #718ac8
  2. #c88371
  3. #b5c871

Analogous

  1. #71b5c8
  2. #718ac8
  3. #8371c8

Triadic

  1. #718ac8
  2. #c8718a
  3. #8ac871

Tetradic

  1. #718ac8
  2. #af71c8
  3. #c8af71
  4. #8ac871

Square

  1. #718ac8
  2. #c871b5
  3. #c8af71
  4. #71c883

Monochromatic

  1. #2d4173
  2. #4260aa
  3. #718ac8
  4. #a8b7dd
  5. #dfe5f3

Shades

#718ac8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #718ac8
  2. #667cb4
  3. #5a6ea0
  4. #4f618c
  5. #445378
  6. #394564
  7. #2d3750
  8. #22293c
  9. #171c28
  10. #0b0e14
  11. #000000

Tints

#718ac8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #718ac8
  2. #7f96ce
  3. #8da1d3
  4. #9cadd9
  5. #aab9de
  6. #b8c5e4
  7. #c6d0e9
  8. #d4dcef
  9. #e3e8f4
  10. #f1f3fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#718ac8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #718ac8
  2. #7389c1
  3. #7488ba
  4. #7687b2
  5. #7786ab
  6. #7985a4
  7. #7a849d
  8. #7c8396
  9. #7d828e
  10. #7f8187
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.4:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.17:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8b8b8b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #818ba7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #748fcb ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6b88c7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #5297a0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #738dca ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6e89c7 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #6092b1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-718ac8 {
  color: #718ac8;
}
Background
.bg-718ac8 {
  background-color: #718ac8;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-718ac8 {
  border: 2px solid #718ac8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #718ac8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 113 138 200;
  --color-primary-hsl: 223 44% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-718ac8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #718ac8, #8371c8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-718ac8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(113 138 200 / 0.35);
}

#6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 4.48 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 6.52 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 6.56 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 8.83 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 9.06 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 9.26 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 9.50 #8e7537 Inverted #8b8b8b Grayscale 

Glaucous
#718ac8  rgb(113, 138, 200)  hsl(223, 44%, 61%)  Glaucous
#c8af71  rgb(200, 175, 113)  hsl(43, 44%, 61%)  Ecru
#c8718a  rgb(200, 113, 138)  hsl(343, 44%, 61%)  Pale Violet Red
#8ac871  rgb(138, 200, 113)  hsl(103, 44%, 61%)  Pistachio