#718ca8

Color #718ca8

A muted medium blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 6.89 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 8

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Conversions

HEX

#718ca8

RGB

rgb(113, 140, 168)

HSL

hsl(210.5, 24%, 55.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(210.5, 32.7%, 65.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(32.7%, 16.7%, 0%, 34.1%)

LAB

lab(57.17, -2.65, -17.87)

LCH

lch(57.17, 18.07, 261.56)

OKLCH

oklch(62.9%, 0.0524, 249.56)

HWB

hwb(210.5, 44.3%, 34.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a88d71

Analogous

#71a8a8

#718ca8

#7171a8

Triadic

#718ca8

#a8718c

#8ca871

Split-complementary

#718ca8

#a87171

#a8a871

Tetradic

#718ca8

#8d71a8

#a88d71

#8ca871

Square

#718ca8

#a871a8

#a88d71

#71a871

Shades

Color #718ca8 mixed toward black.

#597591

#475d74

#354657

#242f3a

#12171d

Tints

Color #718ca8 mixed toward white.

#899fb6

#a0b2c5

#b8c6d3

#d0d9e2

#e7ecf0

Tones

Color #718ca8 mixed toward gray.

#768ca3

#7a8c9f

#7f8c9a

#838c96

#888c91

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.49:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.02:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.02:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7e7ea2 · ΔE 11.7

Deuteranopia

#7c7aa0 · ΔE 12.7

Tritanopia

#739d9c · ΔE 15.4

Achromatopsia

#898989 · ΔE 13

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #718ca8;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#718ca8]

Related colors

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Steel Blue #4682b4

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Frequently asked questions

#718ca8 (#718ca8) is rgb(113, 140, 168) in RGB.

No, #718ca8 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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