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#718CD9

#718cd9 ≈ Cornflower Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#718cd9 is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 44.31% red, 54.9% green and 85.1% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 47.93% cyan, 35.48% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.9% black. Its hue angle is 224.42°, with 57.78% saturation and 64.71% 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 6.46:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cornflower Blue (#6495ed), ΔE 4.99.

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Web safe#6699cc
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Relative luminance0.2728

Complementary

  1. #718cd9
  2. #d9be71

Split complementary

  1. #718cd9
  2. #d98a71
  3. #c0d971

Analogous

  1. #71c0d9
  2. #718cd9
  3. #8a71d9

Triadic

  1. #718cd9
  2. #d9718c
  3. #8cd971

Tetradic

  1. #718cd9
  2. #be71d9
  3. #d9be71
  4. #8cd971

Square

  1. #718cd9
  2. #d971c0
  3. #d9be71
  4. #71d98a

Monochromatic

  1. #25408c
  2. #365cc8
  3. #718cd9
  4. #adbde9
  5. #eaeef9

Shades

#718cd9 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #718cd9
  2. #667ec3
  3. #5a70ae
  4. #4f6298
  5. #445482
  6. #39466d
  7. #2d3857
  8. #222a41
  9. #171c2b
  10. #0b0e16
  11. #000000

Tints

#718cd9 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #718cd9
  2. #7f98dd
  3. #8da3e1
  4. #9cafe4
  5. #aabae8
  6. #b8c6ec
  7. #c6d1f0
  8. #d4ddf4
  9. #e3e8f7
  10. #f1f4fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#718cd9 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #718cd9
  2. #738bd0
  3. #748ac7
  4. #7688be
  5. #7787b5
  6. #7986ad
  7. #7a85a4
  8. #7c849b
  9. #7d8292
  10. #7f8189
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.25:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.46:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8f8f8f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #848eb1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6f94dc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #648ad7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #479ca8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7091db ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6a8bd8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #5b96be ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-718cd9 {
  color: #718cd9;
}
Background
.bg-718cd9 {
  background-color: #718cd9;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-718cd9 {
  border: 2px solid #718cd9;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #718cd9;
  --color-primary-rgb: 113 140 217;
  --color-primary-hsl: 224 58% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-718cd9 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #718cd9, #8a71d9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-718cd9 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(113 140 217 / 0.35);
}

#6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 4.99 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 5.39 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 5.85 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 9.01 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 9.37 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 9.40 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 9.54 #8e7326 Inverted #8f8f8f Grayscale 

Cornflower Blue
#718cd9  rgb(113, 140, 217)  hsl(224, 58%, 65%)  Cornflower Blue
#d9be71  rgb(217, 190, 113)  hsl(44, 58%, 65%)  Vegas Gold
#d9718c  rgb(217, 113, 140)  hsl(344, 58%, 65%)  Pale Violet Red
#8cd971  rgb(140, 217, 113)  hsl(104, 58%, 65%)  Pastel Green