Recognised as Colour

#718BFF

#718BFF
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dodgerblue

#718BFF is a blue with RGB values 113, 139, 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 Dodgerblue.

Colour values

#718BFF#718BFF

HEX#718BFF

RGBrgb(113, 139, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.4431, 0.5451, 1

RGB percentages44.3%, 54.5%, 100%

HSLhsl(229, 100%, 72.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(229, 55.7%, 100%)

CMYK55.7%, 45.5%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,441,407

CSS custom property--colour: #718BFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29196WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness150.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.84:1

Contrast with white3.07:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.84:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#8E8E8E

Inverted#8E7400

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#569AFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#428DFDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.7 from the original

Tritanopia#17A5B9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 65.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.07:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.84:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dodgerblue · ΔE 13.9 Royal blue · ΔE 14.2 Medium purple · ΔE 18 Cornflower blue · ΔE 18.3 Medium slateblue · ΔE 20.2 Slate blue · ΔE 20.2

Nearest named CSS colourDodgerblue (#1E90FF)ΔE 13.94, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#FFE571

Analogous#71D2FF, #9E71FF

Triadic#FF718B, #8BFF71

Split complementary#FF9E71, #D2FF71

Tetradic#FF71D2, #FFE571, #71FF9E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#D7DEFF

Lighter +10%#A4B5FF

Darker −10%#3E61FF

Darker −20%#0B38FF

Darker −30%#0027D7

Darker −40%#001EA4

More saturated +25%#718BFF

Less saturated −25%#8396ED

Channel breakdown

R113

G139

B255

Red113 (44.3%)

Green139 (54.5%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue229.01°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness72.16%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 71 · G 8B · B FF

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