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#718AFF

#718aff ≈ Cornflower Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#718aff is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 44.31% red, 54.12% green and 100% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 55.69% cyan, 45.88% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 229.44°, with 100% saturation and 72.16% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.78:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cornflower Blue (#6495ed), ΔE 5.76.

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Relative luminance0.2891

Complementary

  1. #718aff
  2. #ffe671

Split complementary

  1. #718aff
  2. #ff9f71
  3. #d1ff71

Analogous

  1. #71d1ff
  2. #718aff
  3. #9f71ff

Triadic

  1. #718aff
  2. #ff718a
  3. #8aff71

Tetradic

  1. #718aff
  2. #e671ff
  3. #ffe671
  4. #8aff71

Square

  1. #718aff
  2. #ff71d1
  3. #ffe671
  4. #71ff9f

Monochromatic

  1. #0026d7
  2. #254bff
  3. #718aff
  4. #bec9ff
  5. #ebeeff

Shades

#718aff mixed progressively with black.

  1. #718aff
  2. #667ce6
  3. #5a6ecc
  4. #4f61b3
  5. #445399
  6. #394580
  7. #2d3766
  8. #22294d
  9. #171c33
  10. #0b0e1a
  11. #000000

Tints

#718aff mixed progressively with white.

  1. #718aff
  2. #7f96ff
  3. #8da1ff
  4. #9cadff
  5. #aab9ff
  6. #b8c5ff
  7. #c6d0ff
  8. #d4dcff
  9. #e3e8ff
  10. #f1f3ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#718aff mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #718aff
  2. #7389f2
  3. #7488e6
  4. #7687d9
  5. #7786cc
  6. #7985c0
  7. #7a84b3
  8. #7c83a6
  9. #7d8299
  10. #7f818d
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.1:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.78:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #929292 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #868fc7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5499ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #408dfd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #18a4b8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6193ff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #588cfe ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4c9ad8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-718aff {
  color: #718aff;
}
Background
.bg-718aff {
  background-color: #718aff;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-718aff {
  border: 2px solid #718aff;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #718aff;
  --color-primary-rgb: 113 138 255;
  --color-primary-hsl: 229 100% 72%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-718aff {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #718aff, #9f71ff);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-718aff {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(113 138 255 / 0.35);
}

#6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 5.76 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 6.76 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 9.13 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 10.15 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 10.42 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 10.52 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 10.73 #8e7500 Inverted #929292 Grayscale 

Cornflower Blue
#718aff  rgb(113, 138, 255)  hsl(229, 100%, 72%)  Cornflower Blue
#ffe671  rgb(255, 230, 113)  hsl(49, 100%, 72%)  Naples Yellow
#ff718a  rgb(255, 113, 138)  hsl(349, 100%, 72%)  Light Coral
#8aff71  rgb(138, 255, 113)  hsl(109, 100%, 72%)  Mint Green