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#718BF8

#718bf8 ≈ Cornflower Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#718bf8 is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 44.31% red, 54.51% green and 97.25% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 54.44% cyan, 43.95% magenta, 0% yellow and 2.75% black. Its hue angle is 228.44°, with 90.6% saturation and 70.78% 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 6.75:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cornflower Blue (#6495ed), ΔE 5.2.

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Relative luminance0.2875

Complementary

  1. #718bf8
  2. #f8de71

Split complementary

  1. #718bf8
  2. #f89a71
  3. #cff871

Analogous

  1. #71cff8
  2. #718bf8
  3. #9a71f8

Triadic

  1. #718bf8
  2. #f8718b
  3. #8bf871

Tetradic

  1. #718bf8
  2. #de71f8
  3. #f8de71
  4. #8bf871

Square

  1. #718bf8
  2. #f871cf
  3. #f8de71
  4. #71f89a

Monochromatic

  1. #0a2ec6
  2. #284ff4
  3. #718bf8
  4. #bac7fc
  5. #eceffe

Shades

#718bf8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #718bf8
  2. #667ddf
  3. #5a6fc6
  4. #4f61ae
  5. #445395
  6. #39467c
  7. #2d3863
  8. #222a4a
  9. #171c32
  10. #0b0e19
  11. #000000

Tints

#718bf8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #718bf8
  2. #7f97f9
  3. #8da2f9
  4. #9caefa
  5. #aab9fb
  6. #b8c5fc
  7. #c6d1fc
  8. #d4dcfd
  9. #e3e8fe
  10. #f1f3fe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#718bf8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #718bf8
  2. #738aec
  3. #7489e0
  4. #7688d4
  5. #7787c8
  6. #7986bc
  7. #7a84b0
  8. #7c83a4
  9. #7d8298
  10. #7f818c
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.11:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.75:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #929292 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #868fc3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5b98fc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4a8df6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #26a3b5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6593fa ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5c8cf7 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4f9ad3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-718bf8 {
  color: #718bf8;
}
Background
.bg-718bf8 {
  background-color: #718bf8;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-718bf8 {
  border: 2px solid #718bf8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #718bf8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 113 139 248;
  --color-primary-hsl: 228 91% 71%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-718bf8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #718bf8, #9a71f8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-718bf8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(113 139 248 / 0.35);
}

#6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 5.20 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 6.19 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 8.52 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 9.79 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 9.96 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 10.19 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 10.55 #8e7407 Inverted #929292 Grayscale 

Cornflower Blue
#718bf8  rgb(113, 139, 248)  hsl(228, 91%, 71%)  Cornflower Blue
#f8de71  rgb(248, 222, 113)  hsl(48, 91%, 71%)  Jasmine
#f8718b  rgb(248, 113, 139)  hsl(348, 91%, 71%)  Light Coral
#8bf871  rgb(139, 248, 113)  hsl(108, 91%, 71%)  Mint Green