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#718BDA

#718bda ≈ Cornflower Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#718bda 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 85.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 48.17% cyan, 36.24% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.51% black. Its hue angle is 225.14°, with 58.66% saturation and 64.9% 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 6.41:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cornflower Blue (#6495ed), ΔE 5.25.

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Web safe#6699cc
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Relative luminance0.2704

Complementary

  1. #718bda
  2. #dac071

Split complementary

  1. #718bda
  2. #da8b71
  3. #c0da71

Analogous

  1. #71c0da
  2. #718bda
  3. #8b71da

Triadic

  1. #718bda
  2. #da718b
  3. #8bda71

Tetradic

  1. #718bda
  2. #c071da
  3. #dac071
  4. #8bda71

Square

  1. #718bda
  2. #da71c0
  3. #dac071
  4. #71da8b

Monochromatic

  1. #253f8d
  2. #355aca
  3. #718bda
  4. #aebdea
  5. #eaeefa

Shades

#718bda mixed progressively with black.

  1. #718bda
  2. #667dc4
  3. #5a6fae
  4. #4f6199
  5. #445383
  6. #39466d
  7. #2d3857
  8. #222a41
  9. #171c2c
  10. #0b0e16
  11. #000000

Tints

#718bda mixed progressively with white.

  1. #718bda
  2. #7f97de
  3. #8da2e1
  4. #9caee5
  5. #aab9e9
  6. #b8c5ed
  7. #c6d1f0
  8. #d4dcf4
  9. #e3e8f8
  10. #f1f3fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#718bda mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #718bda
  2. #738ad1
  3. #7489c8
  4. #7688bf
  5. #7787b6
  6. #7986ad
  7. #7a84a4
  8. #7c839b
  9. #7d8292
  10. #7f8189
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.28:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.41:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8e8e8e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #838db2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6d93dd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #628ad8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #479ca8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6f90dc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #698ad9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #5a95be ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-718bda {
  color: #718bda;
}
Background
.bg-718bda {
  background-color: #718bda;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-718bda {
  border: 2px solid #718bda;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #718bda;
  --color-primary-rgb: 113 139 218;
  --color-primary-hsl: 225 59% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-718bda {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #718bda, #8b71da);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-718bda {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(113 139 218 / 0.35);
}

#6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 5.25 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 5.64 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 5.84 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 9.22 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 9.41 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 9.42 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 9.75 #8e7425 Inverted #8e8e8e Grayscale 

Cornflower Blue
#718bda  rgb(113, 139, 218)  hsl(225, 59%, 65%)  Cornflower Blue
#dac071  rgb(218, 192, 113)  hsl(45, 59%, 65%)  Vegas Gold
#da718b  rgb(218, 113, 139)  hsl(345, 59%, 65%)  Pale Violet Red
#8bda71  rgb(139, 218, 113)  hsl(105, 59%, 65%)  Pastel Green