#718CB8#718CB8

#718CB8 is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.257; OKLCH L 63.6% C 0.073 H 260.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.15:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#718CB8
RGB	rgb(113, 140, 184)
HSL	hsl(217, 33%, 58%)
HSV	hsv(217, 39%, 72%)
CMYK	cmyk(38.6%, 23.9%, 0%, 27.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(57.78, 1.66, -26.06)
CIE-LCH	lch(57.78, 26.11, 273.65°)
OKLab	oklab(63.63% -0.0127 -0.0723)
OKLCH	oklch(63.63% 0.073 260)
XYZ	xyz(24.8372, 25.7263, 48.9951)
Luminance	0.2573 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#718CB8 #B89D71

analogous

#71AFB8 #718CB8 #7971B8

triadic

#718CB8 #B8718C #8CB871

tetradic

#718CB8 #B871AF #B89D71 #71B879

square

#718CB8 #B871AF #B89D71 #71B879

split-complementary

#718CB8 #B87971 #AFB871

monochromatic

#3A5074 #4F6C9D #718CB8 #9AADCC #C3CEE1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.42

#718CB8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.15

#718CB8 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #718CB8

6.15:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##718CB8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##718CB8	1.00	3.42	6.15	6.15
#FFFFFF	3.42	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.15	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.15	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7C8FBA

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7588B7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#5A959B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#8B8B8B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #718cb8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(113, 140, 184);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(63.6% 0.073 260.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9cadcd',
    500: '#718cb8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #718cb8;
$custom-light: #9cadcd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#718cb8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 113,
    "g": 140,
    "b": 184
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 217.183,
    "s": 33.333,
    "l": 58.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.63634,
    "c": 0.07343,
    "h": 260
  },
  "luminance": 0.25728
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#718CB8

secondary

#D1C6B4

accent

#A15EC9

background

#F9FAFC

surface

#F2F4F9

border

#CCCED2

text

#0E1013

muted

#7E7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #718CB8

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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