#718BAD#718BAD
#718BAD is a light, muted cyan. Relative luminance 0.250; OKLCH L 62.9% C 0.060 H 255.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.00:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #718BAD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(113, 139, 173) |
| HSL | hsl(214, 27%, 56%) |
| HSV | hsv(214, 35%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(34.7%, 19.7%, 0%, 32.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(57.07, -0.76, -20.88) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(57.07, 20.89, 267.92°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.94% -0.0151 -0.0576) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.94% 0.06 255.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.5832, 24.9920, 43.1084) |
| Luminance | 0.2499 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Faded Blue
#658CBB
ΔE00 3.56
Blue Grey
#758DA3
ΔE00 4.22
Dusty Blue
#5A86AD
ΔE00 5.00
Off Blue
#5684AE
ΔE00 5.61
Lightslategray
#778899
ΔE00 5.81
Greyish Blue
#5E819D
ΔE00 6.00
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#718BAD #AD9371
analogous
#71A9AD #718BAD #7571AD
triadic
#718BAD #AD718B #8BAD71
tetradic
#718BAD #AD71A9 #AD9371 #71AD75
square
#718BAD #AD71A9 #AD9371 #71AD75
split-complementary
#718BAD #AD7571 #A9AD71
monochromatic
#3C4F68 #526C8F #718BAD #98ABC3 #BFCADA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.50
#718BAD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.00
#718BAD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #718BAD
6.00:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##718BAD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##718BAD | 1.00 | 3.50 | 6.00 | 6.00 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.50 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7F8CAF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7886AC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#5E9296
Achromatopsia (no color)
#898989
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #718bad; /* rgb */ color: rgb(113, 139, 173); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.9% 0.060 255.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#9bacc5',
500: '#718bad',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #718bad; $custom-light: #9bacc5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#718bad",
"rgb": {
"r": 113,
"g": 139,
"b": 173
},
"hsl": {
"h": 214,
"s": 26.786,
"l": 56.078
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62937,
"c": 0.05955,
"h": 255.3
},
"luminance": 0.24993
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#718BAD
secondary
#C9BFB1
accent
#9A65C3
background
#F9FAFC
surface
#F2F4F8
border
#CCCED1
text
#0E1013
muted
#7E7F82