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#718DEC

#718dec ≈ Cornflower Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#718dec 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 92.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 52.12% cyan, 40.25% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 226.34°, with 76.4% saturation and 68.43% 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 6.72:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cornflower Blue (#6495ed), ΔE 4.35.

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Web safe#6699ff
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Relative luminance0.2862

Complementary

  1. #718dec
  2. #ecd071

Split complementary

  1. #718dec
  2. #ec9271
  3. #cbec71

Analogous

  1. #71cbec
  2. #718dec
  3. #9271ec

Triadic

  1. #718dec
  2. #ec718d
  3. #8dec71

Tetradic

  1. #718dec
  2. #d071ec
  3. #ecd071
  4. #8dec71

Square

  1. #718dec
  2. #ec71cb
  3. #ecd071
  4. #71ec92

Monochromatic

  1. #1739ad
  2. #2e57e3
  3. #718dec
  4. #b4c3f5
  5. #edf1fd

Shades

#718dec mixed progressively with black.

  1. #718dec
  2. #667fd4
  3. #5a71bd
  4. #4f63a5
  5. #44558e
  6. #394776
  7. #2d385e
  8. #222a47
  9. #171c2f
  10. #0b0e18
  11. #000000

Tints

#718dec mixed progressively with white.

  1. #718dec
  2. #7f98ee
  3. #8da4f0
  4. #9caff2
  5. #aabbf4
  6. #b8c6f6
  7. #c6d1f7
  8. #d4ddf9
  9. #e3e8fb
  10. #f1f4fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#718dec mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #718dec
  2. #738ce1
  3. #748ad6
  4. #7689cc
  5. #7788c1
  6. #7987b6
  7. #7a85ab
  8. #7c84a0
  9. #7d8396
  10. #7f818b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.12:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.72:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #929292 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8690bd ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6697f0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #588dea ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #36a1b1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6b93ee ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #638deb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #549acb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-718dec {
  color: #718dec;
}
Background
.bg-718dec {
  background-color: #718dec;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-718dec {
  border: 2px solid #718dec;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #718dec;
  --color-primary-rgb: 113 141 236;
  --color-primary-hsl: 226 76% 68%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-718dec {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #718dec, #9271ec);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-718dec {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(113 141 236 / 0.35);
}

#6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 4.35 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 5.27 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 7.56 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 9.22 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 9.23 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 9.58 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 10.05 #8e7213 Inverted #929292 Grayscale 

Cornflower Blue
#718dec  rgb(113, 141, 236)  hsl(226, 76%, 68%)  Cornflower Blue
#ecd071  rgb(236, 208, 113)  hsl(46, 76%, 68%)  Jasmine
#ec718d  rgb(236, 113, 141)  hsl(346, 76%, 68%)  Pale Violet Red
#8dec71  rgb(141, 236, 113)  hsl(106, 76%, 68%)  Light Green