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#718EDA

#718eda ≈ Cornflower Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#718eda is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 44.31% red, 55.69% green and 85.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 48.17% cyan, 34.86% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.51% black. Its hue angle is 223.43°, with 58.66% saturation and 64.9% 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 6.58:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cornflower Blue (#6495ed), ΔE 4.38.

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Web safe#6699cc
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Relative luminance0.2792

Complementary

  1. #718eda
  2. #dabd71

Split complementary

  1. #718eda
  2. #da8871
  3. #c2da71

Analogous

  1. #71c2da
  2. #718eda
  3. #8871da

Triadic

  1. #718eda
  2. #da718e
  3. #8eda71

Tetradic

  1. #718eda
  2. #bd71da
  3. #dabd71
  4. #8eda71

Square

  1. #718eda
  2. #da71c2
  3. #dabd71
  4. #71da88

Monochromatic

  1. #25428d
  2. #355eca
  3. #718eda
  4. #aebeea
  5. #eaeffa

Shades

#718eda mixed progressively with black.

  1. #718eda
  2. #6680c4
  3. #5a72ae
  4. #4f6399
  5. #445583
  6. #39476d
  7. #2d3957
  8. #222b41
  9. #171c2c
  10. #0b0e16
  11. #000000

Tints

#718eda mixed progressively with white.

  1. #718eda
  2. #7f99de
  3. #8da5e1
  4. #9cb0e5
  5. #aabbe9
  6. #b8c7ed
  7. #c6d2f0
  8. #d4ddf4
  9. #e3e8f8
  10. #f1f4fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#718eda mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #718eda
  2. #738dd1
  3. #748bc8
  4. #768abf
  5. #7788b6
  6. #7987ad
  7. #7a86a4
  8. #7c849b
  9. #7d8392
  10. #7f8189
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.19:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.58:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #909090 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #858fb2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7195dd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #668cd8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #469eaa ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7192dc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6b8dd9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #5a98bf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-718eda {
  color: #718eda;
}
Background
.bg-718eda {
  background-color: #718eda;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-718eda {
  border: 2px solid #718eda;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #718eda;
  --color-primary-rgb: 113 142 218;
  --color-primary-hsl: 223 59% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-718eda {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #718eda, #8871da);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-718eda {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(113 142 218 / 0.35);
}

#6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 4.38 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 4.86 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 6.16 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 8.66 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 9.07 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 9.21 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 9.38 #8e7125 Inverted #909090 Grayscale 

Cornflower Blue
#718eda  rgb(113, 142, 218)  hsl(223, 59%, 65%)  Cornflower Blue
#dabd71  rgb(218, 189, 113)  hsl(43, 59%, 65%)  Vegas Gold
#da718e  rgb(218, 113, 142)  hsl(343, 59%, 65%)  Pale Violet Red
#8eda71  rgb(142, 218, 113)  hsl(103, 59%, 65%)  Pastel Green