#718DAE#718DAE
#718DAE is a light, muted cyan. Relative luminance 0.256; OKLCH L 63.4% C 0.059 H 252.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #718DAE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(113, 141, 174) |
| HSL | hsl(212, 27%, 56%) |
| HSV | hsv(212, 35%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(35.1%, 19%, 0%, 31.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(57.67, -1.63, -20.53) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(57.67, 20.59, 265.45°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.42% -0.0175 -0.0566) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.42% 0.059 252.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.9726, 25.6153, 43.7173) |
| Luminance | 0.2562 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Faded Blue
#658CBB
ΔE00 3.37
Blue Grey
#758DA3
ΔE00 3.65
Dusty Blue
#5A86AD
ΔE00 4.78
Off Blue
#5684AE
ΔE00 5.52
Lightslategray
#778899
ΔE00 5.63
Greyish Blue
#5E819D
ΔE00 5.92
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#718DAE #AE9271
analogous
#71ACAE #718DAE #7471AE
triadic
#718DAE #AE718D #8DAE71
tetradic
#718DAE #AE71AC #AE9271 #71AE74
square
#718DAE #AE71AC #AE9271 #71AE74
split-complementary
#718DAE #AE7471 #ACAE71
monochromatic
#3C5069 #526E90 #718DAE #98ACC4 #BFCCDA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.43
#718DAE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.12
#718DAE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #718DAE
6.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##718DAE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##718DAE | 1.00 | 3.43 | 6.12 | 6.12 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.43 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.12 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.12 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#818EB0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7A88AD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#5E9498
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8B8B8B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #718dae; /* rgb */ color: rgb(113, 141, 174); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.4% 0.059 252.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#9baec6',
500: '#718dae',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #718dae; $custom-light: #9baec6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#718dae",
"rgb": {
"r": 113,
"g": 141,
"b": 174
},
"hsl": {
"h": 212.459,
"s": 27.354,
"l": 56.275
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63423,
"c": 0.05925,
"h": 252.9
},
"luminance": 0.25616
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#718DAE
secondary
#CABEB1
accent
#9864C4
background
#F9FAFC
surface
#F2F4F8
border
#CCCED1
text
#0E1013
muted
#7E7F82