#718CB9#718CB9

#718CB9 is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.258; OKLCH L 63.7% C 0.075 H 260.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.15:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#718CB9
RGB	rgb(113, 140, 185)
HSL	hsl(218, 34%, 58%)
HSV	hsv(218, 39%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(38.9%, 24.3%, 0%, 27.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(57.82, 1.94, -26.57)
CIE-LCH	lch(57.82, 26.64, 274.17°)
OKLab	oklab(63.68% -0.0124 -0.0738)
OKLCH	oklch(63.68% 0.075 260.4)
XYZ	xyz(24.9424, 25.7684, 49.5491)
Luminance	0.2577 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#718CB9 #B99E71

analogous

#71B0B9 #718CB9 #7A71B9

triadic

#718CB9 #B9718C #8CB971

tetradic

#718CB9 #B971B0 #B99E71 #71B97A

square

#718CB9 #B971B0 #B99E71 #71B97A

split-complementary

#718CB9 #B97A71 #B0B971

monochromatic

#3A5076 #4E6C9F #718CB9 #9AADCD #C3CEE1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.41

#718CB9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.15

#718CB9 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #718CB9

6.15:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##718CB9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##718CB9	1.00	3.41	6.15	6.15
#FFFFFF	3.41	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)

#7C8FBB

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7488B8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#59969B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#8B8B8B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #718cb9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(113, 140, 185);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(63.7% 0.075 260.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9cadce',
    500: '#718cb9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #718cb9;
$custom-light: #9cadce;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#718cb9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 113,
    "g": 140,
    "b": 185
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 217.5,
    "s": 33.962,
    "l": 58.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.63679,
    "c": 0.0748,
    "h": 260.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.2577
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#718CB9

secondary

#D1C6B5

accent

#A15ECA

background

#F9FAFC

surface

#F2F4F9

border

#CCCED2

text

#0E1013

muted

#7E7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #718CB9

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

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