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#718BD4

#718bd4 ≈ Glaucous

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#718bd4 is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 44.31% red, 54.51% green and 83.14% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 46.7% cyan, 34.43% magenta, 0% yellow and 16.86% black. Its hue angle is 224.24°, with 53.51% saturation and 63.73% 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 6.35:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Glaucous (#6082b6), ΔE 5.37.

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Web safe#6699cc
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Relative luminance0.2673

Complementary

  1. #718bd4
  2. #d4ba71

Split complementary

  1. #718bd4
  2. #d48971
  3. #bdd471

Analogous

  1. #71bdd4
  2. #718bd4
  3. #8971d4

Triadic

  1. #718bd4
  2. #d4718b
  3. #8bd471

Tetradic

  1. #718bd4
  2. #ba71d4
  3. #d4ba71
  4. #8bd471

Square

  1. #718bd4
  2. #d471bd
  3. #d4ba71
  4. #71d489

Monochromatic

  1. #284084
  2. #3a5dbf
  3. #718bd4
  4. #acbbe6
  5. #e6ebf8

Shades

#718bd4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #718bd4
  2. #667dbf
  3. #5a6faa
  4. #4f6194
  5. #44537f
  6. #39466a
  7. #2d3855
  8. #222a40
  9. #171c2a
  10. #0b0e15
  11. #000000

Tints

#718bd4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #718bd4
  2. #7f97d8
  3. #8da2dd
  4. #9caee1
  5. #aab9e5
  6. #b8c5ea
  7. #c6d1ee
  8. #d4dcf2
  9. #e3e8f6
  10. #f1f3fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#718bd4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #718bd4
  2. #738acc
  3. #7489c3
  4. #7688bb
  5. #7787b2
  6. #7986aa
  7. #7a84a2
  8. #7c8399
  9. #7d8291
  10. #7f8188
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.31:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.35:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8d8d8d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #838cae ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7092d7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6689d2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #4b9aa6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #708fd6 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6b8ad3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #5c94ba ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-718bd4 {
  color: #718bd4;
}
Background
.bg-718bd4 {
  background-color: #718bd4;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-718bd4 {
  border: 2px solid #718bd4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #718bd4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 113 139 212;
  --color-primary-hsl: 224 54% 64%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-718bd4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #718bd4, #8971d4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-718bd4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(113 139 212 / 0.35);
}

#6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 5.37 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 5.53 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 5.77 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 9.17 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 9.19 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 9.27 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 9.70 #8e742b Inverted #8d8d8d Grayscale 

Glaucous
#718bd4  rgb(113, 139, 212)  hsl(224, 54%, 64%)  Glaucous
#d4ba71  rgb(212, 186, 113)  hsl(44, 54%, 64%)  Vegas Gold
#d4718b  rgb(212, 113, 139)  hsl(344, 54%, 64%)  Pale Violet Red
#8bd471  rgb(139, 212, 113)  hsl(104, 54%, 64%)  Pastel Green