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#718DDE

#718dde ≈ Cornflower Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#718dde is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 44.31% red, 55.29% green and 87.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 49.1% cyan, 36.49% magenta, 0% yellow and 12.94% black. Its hue angle is 224.59°, with 62.29% saturation and 65.69% 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 6.57:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cornflower Blue (#6495ed), ΔE 4.51.

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Relative luminance0.2783

Complementary

  1. #718dde
  2. #dec271

Split complementary

  1. #718dde
  2. #de8c71
  3. #c4de71

Analogous

  1. #71c4de
  2. #718dde
  3. #8c71de

Triadic

  1. #718dde
  2. #de718d
  3. #8dde71

Tetradic

  1. #718dde
  2. #c271de
  3. #dec271
  4. #8dde71

Square

  1. #718dde
  2. #de71c4
  3. #dec271
  4. #71de8c

Monochromatic

  1. #223f94
  2. #335bd0
  3. #718dde
  4. #afbfec
  5. #edf1fb

Shades

#718dde mixed progressively with black.

  1. #718dde
  2. #667fc8
  3. #5a71b2
  4. #4f639b
  5. #445585
  6. #39476f
  7. #2d3859
  8. #222a43
  9. #171c2c
  10. #0b0e16
  11. #000000

Tints

#718dde mixed progressively with white.

  1. #718dde
  2. #7f98e1
  3. #8da4e5
  4. #9cafe8
  5. #aabbeb
  6. #b8c6ef
  7. #c6d1f2
  8. #d4ddf5
  9. #e3e8f8
  10. #f1f4fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#718dde mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #718dde
  2. #738cd5
  3. #748acb
  4. #7689c2
  5. #7788b8
  6. #7987af
  7. #7a85a6
  8. #7c849c
  9. #7d8393
  10. #7f8189
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.2:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.57:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #909090 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #858fb4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6e95e1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #628bdc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #439eab ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6f92e0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #698cdd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #5998c1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-718dde {
  color: #718dde;
}
Background
.bg-718dde {
  background-color: #718dde;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-718dde {
  border: 2px solid #718dde;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #718dde;
  --color-primary-rgb: 113 141 222;
  --color-primary-hsl: 225 62% 66%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-718dde {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #718dde, #8c71de);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-718dde {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(113 141 222 / 0.35);
}

#6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 4.51 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 5.08 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 6.36 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 8.89 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 9.25 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 9.52 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 9.52 #8e7221 Inverted #909090 Grayscale 

Cornflower Blue
#718dde  rgb(113, 141, 222)  hsl(225, 62%, 66%)  Cornflower Blue
#dec271  rgb(222, 194, 113)  hsl(45, 62%, 66%)  Vegas Gold
#de718d  rgb(222, 113, 141)  hsl(345, 62%, 66%)  Pale Violet Red
#8dde71  rgb(141, 222, 113)  hsl(105, 62%, 66%)  Pastel Green