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#718FDC

#718fdc ≈ Cornflower Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#718fdc is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 44.31% red, 56.08% green and 86.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 48.64% cyan, 35% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 223.18°, with 60.45% saturation and 65.29% 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 6.66:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cornflower Blue (#6495ed), ΔE 4.02.

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Relative luminance0.2832

Complementary

  1. #718fdc
  2. #dcbe71

Split complementary

  1. #718fdc
  2. #dc8871
  3. #c4dc71

Analogous

  1. #71c4dc
  2. #718fdc
  3. #8871dc

Triadic

  1. #718fdc
  2. #dc718f
  3. #8fdc71

Tetradic

  1. #718fdc
  2. #be71dc
  3. #dcbe71
  4. #8fdc71

Square

  1. #718fdc
  2. #dc71c4
  3. #dcbe71
  4. #71dc88

Monochromatic

  1. #244290
  2. #345fcd
  3. #718fdc
  4. #aebfeb
  5. #ecf0fa

Shades

#718fdc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #718fdc
  2. #6681c6
  3. #5a72b0
  4. #4f649a
  5. #445684
  6. #39486e
  7. #2d3958
  8. #222b42
  9. #171d2c
  10. #0b0e16
  11. #000000

Tints

#718fdc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #718fdc
  2. #7f9ae0
  3. #8da5e3
  4. #9cb1e7
  5. #aabcea
  6. #b8c7ee
  7. #c6d2f1
  8. #d4ddf5
  9. #e3e9f8
  10. #f1f4fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#718fdc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #718fdc
  2. #738ed3
  3. #748cca
  4. #768bc0
  5. #7789b7
  6. #7988ae
  7. #7a86a5
  8. #7c859c
  9. #7d8392
  10. #7f8289
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.15:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.66:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #919191 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8590b4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7296df ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #668dda ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #449fab ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7193de ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6b8edb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #5999c1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-718fdc {
  color: #718fdc;
}
Background
.bg-718fdc {
  background-color: #718fdc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-718fdc {
  border: 2px solid #718fdc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #718fdc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 113 143 220;
  --color-primary-hsl: 223 60% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-718fdc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #718fdc, #8871dc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-718fdc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(113 143 220 / 0.35);
}

#6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 4.02 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 4.61 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 6.45 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 8.53 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 8.84 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 8.92 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 9.45 #8e7023 Inverted #919191 Grayscale 

Cornflower Blue
#718fdc  rgb(113, 143, 220)  hsl(223, 60%, 65%)  Cornflower Blue
#dcbe71  rgb(220, 190, 113)  hsl(43, 60%, 65%)  Vegas Gold
#dc718f  rgb(220, 113, 143)  hsl(343, 60%, 65%)  Pale Violet Red
#8fdc71  rgb(143, 220, 113)  hsl(103, 60%, 65%)  Pastel Green