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Recognised as Colour

#718AFF

  • #718AFF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#718AFF is a blue with RGB values 113, 138, 255 and HSL 229°, 100%, 72%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#718AFF#718AFF
HEX#718AFF
RGBrgb(113, 138, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.4431, 0.5412, 1
RGB percentages44.3%, 54.1%, 100%
HSLhsl(229.4, 100%, 72.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(229.4, 55.7%, 100%)
CMYK55.7%, 45.9%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,441,151
CSS custom property--colour: #718AFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28908WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness149.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.78:1
Contrast with white3.1:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.78:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8D8D8D
Inverted#8E7500

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5499FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#408DFDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.4 from the original
Tritanopia#18A4B8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 65.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.1:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.78:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 13.7Dodgerblue · ΔE 14.4Medium purple · ΔE 17.7Cornflower blue · ΔE 19Medium slateblue · ΔE 19.4Slate blue · ΔE 19.7
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 13.69, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFE671
Analogous#71D1FF, #9F71FF
Triadic#FF718A, #8AFF71
Split complementary#FF9F71, #D1FF71
Tetradic#FF71D1, #FFE671, #71FF9F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#D7DEFF
Lighter +10%#A4B4FF
Darker −10%#3E60FF
Darker −20%#0B36FF
Darker −30%#0026D7
Darker −40%#001DA4
More saturated +25%#718AFF
Less saturated −25%#8395ED

Channel breakdown

R113
G138
B255
Red113 (44.3%)
Green138 (54.1%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue229.44°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness72.16%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 71 · G 8A · B FF

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