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#718DA8

#718da8 ≈ Light Slate Gray

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#718da8 is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 44.31% red, 55.29% green and 65.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 32.74% cyan, 16.07% magenta, 0% yellow and 34.12% black. Its hue angle is 209.45°, with 24.02% saturation and 55.1% 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 6.08:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Light Slate Gray (#778899), ΔE 4.12.

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Relative luminance0.2539

Complementary

  1. #718da8
  2. #a88c71

Split complementary

  1. #718da8
  2. #a87172
  3. #a8a871

Analogous

  1. #71a8a8
  2. #718da8
  3. #7172a8

Triadic

  1. #718da8
  2. #a8718d
  3. #8da871

Tetradic

  1. #718da8
  2. #8c71a8
  3. #a88c71
  4. #8da871

Square

  1. #718da8
  2. #a871a8
  3. #a88c71
  4. #72a871

Monochromatic

  1. #31404f
  2. #4e677f
  3. #718da8
  4. #a0b3c5
  5. #d0d9e2

Shades

#718da8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #718da8
  2. #667f97
  3. #5a7186
  4. #4f6376
  5. #445565
  6. #394754
  7. #2d3843
  8. #222a32
  9. #171c22
  10. #0b0e11
  11. #000000

Tints

#718da8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #718da8
  2. #7f98b1
  3. #8da4b9
  4. #9cafc2
  5. #aabbcb
  6. #b8c6d4
  7. #c6d1dc
  8. #d4dde5
  9. #e3e8ee
  10. #f1f4f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#718da8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #718da8
  2. #738ca4
  3. #748aa0
  4. #76899c
  5. #778898
  6. #798794
  7. #7a8590
  8. #7c848c
  9. #7d8388
  10. #7f8184
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.46:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.08:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8a8a8a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #818b97 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #838da9 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7c87a7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #609396 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7c8da9 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #788aa8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #67919d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-718da8 {
  color: #718da8;
}
Background
.bg-718da8 {
  background-color: #718da8;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-718da8 {
  border: 2px solid #718da8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #718da8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 113 141 168;
  --color-primary-hsl: 209 24% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-718da8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #718da8, #7172a8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-718da8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(113 141 168 / 0.35);
}

#778899 Light Slate Gray ΔE 4.12 #778899 Light Slate Grey ΔE 4.12 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 4.37 #708090 Slate Gray ΔE 6.08 #708090 Slate Grey ΔE 6.08 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 6.58 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 7.99 #8e7257 Inverted #8a8a8a Grayscale 

Light Slate Gray
#718da8  rgb(113, 141, 168)  hsl(209, 24%, 55%)  Light Slate Gray
#a88c71  rgb(168, 140, 113)  hsl(29, 24%, 55%)  Beaver
#a8718d  rgb(168, 113, 141)  hsl(329, 24%, 55%)  Turkish Rose
#8da871  rgb(141, 168, 113)  hsl(89, 24%, 55%)  Asparagus