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Recognised as Colour

#718BBD

  • #718BBD
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#718BBD is a blue with RGB values 113, 139, 189 and HSL 219°, 37%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#718BBD#718BBD
HEX#718BBD
RGBrgb(113, 139, 189)
RGB (0–1)0.4431, 0.5451, 0.7412
RGB percentages44.3%, 54.5%, 74.1%
HSLhsl(219.5, 36.5%, 59.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(219.5, 40.2%, 74.1%)
CMYK40.2%, 26.5%, 0%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,441,341
CSS custom property--colour: #718BBD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2565WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness138.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.13:1
Contrast with white3.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.13:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#898989
Inverted#8E7442

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#798EBFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#7287BCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.8 from the original
Tritanopia#58959Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 28.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.43:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.13:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 9.9Light slate grey · ΔE 18.9Slate grey · ΔE 19.9Cornflower blue · ΔE 21.5Light steelblue · ΔE 25.4Light skyblue · ΔE 26.4
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 9.85, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BDA371
Analogous#71B1BD, #7D71BD
Triadic#BD718B, #8BBD71
Split complementary#BD7D71, #B1BD71
Tetradic#BD71B1, #BDA371, #71BD7D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FCFDFE
Lighter +30%#D9E0EE
Lighter +20%#B7C4DD
Lighter +10%#94A7CD
Darker −10%#506FAB
Darker −20%#3F5889
Darker −30%#2F4266
Darker −40%#1F2B43
More saturated +25%#5783D7
Less saturated −25%#8B93A3

Channel breakdown

R113
G139
B189
Red113 (44.3%)
Green139 (54.5%)
Blue189 (74.1%)
Hue219.47°
Saturation (HSL)36.54%
Lightness59.22%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 71 · G 8B · B BD

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