#718cab

Color #718cab

A muted medium blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 8.43 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 7.9

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Conversions

HEX

#718cab

RGB

rgb(113, 140, 171)

HSL

hsl(212.1, 25.7%, 55.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(212.1, 33.9%, 67.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(33.9%, 18.1%, 0%, 32.9%)

LAB

lab(57.28, -1.86, -19.42)

LCH

lch(57.28, 19.51, 264.53)

OKLCH

oklch(63.1%, 0.0562, 252.18)

HWB

hwb(212.1, 44.3%, 32.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ab9071

Analogous

#71a9ab

#718cab

#7371ab

Triadic

#718cab

#ab718c

#8cab71

Split-complementary

#718cab

#ab7371

#a9ab71

Tetradic

#718cab

#9071ab

#ab9071

#8cab71

Square

#718cab

#ab71a9

#ab9071

#71ab73

Shades

Color #718cab mixed toward black.

#587495

#465d77

#354659

#232e3c

#12171e

Tints

Color #718cab mixed toward white.

#899fb9

#a0b2c7

#b8c6d5

#d0d9e3

#e7ecf1

Tones

Color #718cab mixed toward gray.

#768ca6

#7b8da1

#808d9d

#848d98

#898e93

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.48:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.04:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.04:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7e7ea4 · ΔE 11

Deuteranopia

#7c7aa2 · ΔE 12

Tritanopia

#739f9d · ΔE 17

Achromatopsia

#898989 · ΔE 13.6

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #718cab;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#718cab]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#718cab (#718cab) is rgb(113, 140, 171) in RGB.

No, #718cab is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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