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#718CBE

#718cbe ≈ Glaucous

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#718cbe is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 44.31% red, 54.9% green and 74.51% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 40.53% cyan, 26.32% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.49% black. Its hue angle is 218.96°, with 37.2% saturation and 59.41% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with openness, freedom and calm. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.2:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Glaucous (#6082b6), ΔE 4.23.

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Relative luminance0.2598

Complementary

  1. #718cbe
  2. #bea371

Split complementary

  1. #718cbe
  2. #be7c71
  3. #b2be71

Analogous

  1. #71b2be
  2. #718cbe
  3. #7c71be

Triadic

  1. #718cbe
  2. #be718c
  3. #8cbe71

Tetradic

  1. #718cbe
  2. #a371be
  3. #bea371
  4. #8cbe71

Square

  1. #718cbe
  2. #be71b2
  3. #bea371
  4. #71be7c

Monochromatic

  1. #2f4367
  2. #47659b
  3. #718cbe
  4. #a5b6d6
  5. #dae1ee

Shades

#718cbe mixed progressively with black.

  1. #718cbe
  2. #667eab
  3. #5a7098
  4. #4f6285
  5. #445472
  6. #39465f
  7. #2d384c
  8. #222a39
  9. #171c26
  10. #0b0e13
  11. #000000

Tints

#718cbe mixed progressively with white.

  1. #718cbe
  2. #7f98c5
  3. #8da3cb
  4. #9cafd2
  5. #aabad8
  6. #b8c6df
  7. #c6d1e5
  8. #d4ddec
  9. #e3e8f2
  10. #f1f4f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#718cbe mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #718cbe
  2. #738bb8
  3. #748ab2
  4. #7688ab
  5. #7787a5
  6. #79869f
  7. #7a8599
  8. #7c8493
  9. #7d828c
  10. #7f8186
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.39:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.2:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8b8b8b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #828ca2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7a8fc0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7288bd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #57969d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #778ebf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #728abd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #6292ab ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-718cbe {
  color: #718cbe;
}
Background
.bg-718cbe {
  background-color: #718cbe;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-718cbe {
  border: 2px solid #718cbe;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #718cbe;
  --color-primary-rgb: 113 140 190;
  --color-primary-hsl: 219 37% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-718cbe {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #718cbe, #7c71be);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-718cbe {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(113 140 190 / 0.35);
}

#6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 4.23 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 6.50 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 6.73 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 8.29 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 8.63 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 8.67 #8c92ac Cool Gray ΔE 9.13 #8e7341 Inverted #8b8b8b Grayscale 

Glaucous
#718cbe  rgb(113, 140, 190)  hsl(219, 37%, 59%)  Glaucous
#bea371  rgb(190, 163, 113)  hsl(39, 37%, 59%)  Camel
#be718c  rgb(190, 113, 140)  hsl(339, 37%, 59%)  Turkish Rose
#8cbe71  rgb(140, 190, 113)  hsl(99, 37%, 59%)  Pistachio