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#718DFF

#718dff ≈ Cornflower Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#718dff is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 44.31% red, 55.29% green and 100% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 55.69% cyan, 44.71% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 228.17°, with 100% saturation and 72.16% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.96:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cornflower Blue (#6495ed), ΔE 4.99.

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Web safe#6699ff
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Relative luminance0.2978

Complementary

  1. #718dff
  2. #ffe371

Split complementary

  1. #718dff
  2. #ff9c71
  3. #d4ff71

Analogous

  1. #71d4ff
  2. #718dff
  3. #9c71ff

Triadic

  1. #718dff
  2. #ff718d
  3. #8dff71

Tetradic

  1. #718dff
  2. #e371ff
  3. #ffe371
  4. #8dff71

Square

  1. #718dff
  2. #ff71d4
  3. #ffe371
  4. #71ff9c

Monochromatic

  1. #002ad7
  2. #2550ff
  3. #718dff
  4. #becaff
  5. #ebefff

Shades

#718dff mixed progressively with black.

  1. #718dff
  2. #667fe6
  3. #5a71cc
  4. #4f63b3
  5. #445599
  6. #394780
  7. #2d3866
  8. #222a4d
  9. #171c33
  10. #0b0e1a
  11. #000000

Tints

#718dff mixed progressively with white.

  1. #718dff
  2. #7f98ff
  3. #8da4ff
  4. #9cafff
  5. #aabbff
  6. #b8c6ff
  7. #c6d1ff
  8. #d4ddff
  9. #e3e8ff
  10. #f1f4ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#718dff mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #718dff
  2. #738cf2
  3. #748ae6
  4. #7689d9
  5. #7788cc
  6. #7987c0
  7. #7a85b3
  8. #7c84a6
  9. #7d8399
  10. #7f818d
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.02:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.96:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #949494 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8891c8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #599bff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #468ffd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #16a6ba ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6496ff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5a8efe ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4b9dd9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-718dff {
  color: #718dff;
}
Background
.bg-718dff {
  background-color: #718dff;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-718dff {
  border: 2px solid #718dff;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #718dff;
  --color-primary-rgb: 113 141 255;
  --color-primary-hsl: 228 100% 72%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-718dff {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #718dff, #9c71ff);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-718dff {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(113 141 255 / 0.35);
}

#6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 4.99 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 6.15 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 9.28 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 9.59 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 9.82 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 10.00 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 10.95 #8e7200 Inverted #949494 Grayscale 

Cornflower Blue
#718dff  rgb(113, 141, 255)  hsl(228, 100%, 72%)  Cornflower Blue
#ffe371  rgb(255, 227, 113)  hsl(48, 100%, 72%)  Naples Yellow
#ff718d  rgb(255, 113, 141)  hsl(348, 100%, 72%)  Salmon Pink
#8dff71  rgb(141, 255, 113)  hsl(108, 100%, 72%)  Mint Green