#718CD9#718CD9

#718CD9 is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.273; OKLCH L 65.2% C 0.120 H 268.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.46:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#718CD9
RGB	rgb(113, 140, 217)
HSL	hsl(224, 58%, 65%)
HSV	hsv(224, 48%, 85%)
CMYK	cmyk(47.9%, 35.5%, 0%, 14.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(59.23, 11.22, -42.40)
CIE-LCH	lch(59.23, 43.86, 284.82°)
OKLab	oklab(65.24% -0.0035 -0.1195)
OKLCH	oklch(65.24% 0.12 268.3)
XYZ	xyz(28.7085, 27.2748, 69.3840)
Luminance	0.2728 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#718CD9 #D9BE71

analogous

#71C0D9 #718CD9 #8A71D9

triadic

#718CD9 #D9718C #8CD971

tetradic

#718CD9 #D971C0 #D9BE71 #71D98A

square

#718CD9 #D971C0 #D9BE71 #71D98A

split-complementary

#718CD9 #D98A71 #C0D971

monochromatic

#2C4BA4 #4165CC #718CD9 #A1B3E6 #D2DAF3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.25

#718CD9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.46

#718CD9 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #718CD9

6.46:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##718CD9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##718CD9	1.00	3.25	6.46	6.46
#FFFFFF	3.25	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.46	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.46	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6F94DC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#648AD7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#479CA8

Achromatopsia (no color)

#8F8F8F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #718cd9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(113, 140, 217);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(65.2% 0.120 268.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9fade5',
    500: '#718cd9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #718cd9;
$custom-light: #9fade5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#718cd9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 113,
    "g": 140,
    "b": 217
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 224.423,
    "s": 57.778,
    "l": 64.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.65241,
    "c": 0.11952,
    "h": 268.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.27277
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#718CD9

secondary

#E5DBC1

accent

#9A20C5

background

#FAFAFE

surface

#F4F4FC

border

#CECED5

text

#0F1016

muted

#7F7F84

Preview Lab

Preview with #718CD9

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

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