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Colour

#718BBE

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

#718BBE is a blue with RGB values 113, 139, 190 and HSL 220°, 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

#718BBE#718BBE
HEX#718BBE
RGBrgb(113, 139, 190)
RGB (0–1)0.4431, 0.5451, 0.7451
RGB percentages44.3%, 54.5%, 74.5%
HSLhsl(219.7, 37.2%, 59.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(219.7, 40.5%, 74.5%)
CMYK40.5%, 26.8%, 0%, 25.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,441,342
CSS custom property--colour: #718BBE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25694WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness138.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.14:1
Contrast with white3.42:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.14:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#898989
Inverted#8E7441

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#798FC0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#7188BDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.9 from the original
Tritanopia#57969Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.42:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.14:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 9.9Light slate grey · ΔE 19.5Slate grey · ΔE 20.5Cornflower blue · ΔE 20.9Light steelblue · ΔE 25.7Light skyblue · ΔE 26.5
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 9.95, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BEA471
Analogous#71B2BE, #7D71BE
Triadic#BE718B, #8BBE71
Split complementary#BE7D71, #B2BE71
Tetradic#BE71B2, #BEA471, #71BE7D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FDFDFE
Lighter +30%#DAE1EE
Lighter +20%#B7C4DE
Lighter +10%#94A8CE
Darker −10%#4F6FAD
Darker −20%#3F588A
Darker −30%#2F4267
Darker −40%#1F2C44
More saturated +25%#5783D8
Less saturated −25%#8B93A4

Channel breakdown

R113
G139
B190
Red113 (44.3%)
Green139 (54.5%)
Blue190 (74.5%)
Hue219.74°
Saturation (HSL)37.2%
Lightness59.41%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 71 · G 8B · B BE

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