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#718DFD

#718dfd ≈ Cornflower Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#718dfd 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 99.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 55.34% cyan, 44.27% magenta, 0% yellow and 0.78% black. Its hue angle is 228°, with 97.22% saturation and 71.76% 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 6.93:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cornflower Blue (#6495ed), ΔE 4.88.

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Relative luminance0.2965

Complementary

  1. #718dfd
  2. #fde171

Split complementary

  1. #718dfd
  2. #fd9b71
  3. #d3fd71

Analogous

  1. #71d3fd
  2. #718dfd
  3. #9b71fd

Triadic

  1. #718dfd
  2. #fd718d
  3. #8dfd71

Tetradic

  1. #718dfd
  2. #e171fd
  3. #fde171
  4. #8dfd71

Square

  1. #718dfd
  2. #fd71d3
  3. #fde171
  4. #71fd9b

Monochromatic

  1. #032cd2
  2. #2650fc
  3. #718dfd
  4. #bccafe
  5. #ebefff

Shades

#718dfd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #718dfd
  2. #667fe4
  3. #5a71ca
  4. #4f63b1
  5. #445598
  6. #39477f
  7. #2d3865
  8. #222a4c
  9. #171c33
  10. #0b0e19
  11. #000000

Tints

#718dfd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #718dfd
  2. #7f98fd
  3. #8da4fd
  4. #9caffe
  5. #aabbfe
  6. #b8c6fe
  7. #c6d1fe
  8. #d4ddfe
  9. #e3e8ff
  10. #f1f4ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#718dfd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #718dfd
  2. #738cf1
  3. #748ae4
  4. #7689d8
  5. #7788cb
  6. #7987bf
  7. #7a85b2
  8. #7c84a6
  9. #7d8399
  10. #7f818d
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.03:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.93:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #949494 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8791c7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5b9bff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #498efb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #1ba6b9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6495ff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5b8efc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4c9cd7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-718dfd {
  color: #718dfd;
}
Background
.bg-718dfd {
  background-color: #718dfd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-718dfd {
  border: 2px solid #718dfd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #718dfd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 113 141 253;
  --color-primary-hsl: 228 97% 72%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-718dfd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #718dfd, #9b71fd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-718dfd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(113 141 253 / 0.35);
}

#6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 4.88 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 6.03 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 9.10 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 9.54 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 9.79 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 9.90 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 10.84 #8e7202 Inverted #949494 Grayscale 

Cornflower Blue
#718dfd  rgb(113, 141, 253)  hsl(228, 97%, 72%)  Cornflower Blue
#fde171  rgb(253, 225, 113)  hsl(48, 97%, 72%)  Naples Yellow
#fd718d  rgb(253, 113, 141)  hsl(348, 97%, 72%)  Salmon Pink
#8dfd71  rgb(141, 253, 113)  hsl(108, 97%, 72%)  Mint Green