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Blue
#718ADA

Blue (#718ADA) with RGB(113, 138, 218) and HSL(226, 59%, 65%). Suitable for modern interface themes, branding accents, and design systems.

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Interactive

UI Sandbox

Project Dashboard
Active theme: Blue
Values

Production-ready color values

Copy formats for CSS, handoff docs, tokens, and implementation.

HEX
#718ADA
RGB
rgb(113, 138, 218)
HSL
hsl(226, 59%, 65%)
HSV
hsv(226, 48%, 85%)
CMYK
cmyk(48%, 37%, 0%, 15%)
Decimal
7441114
Contrast

Accessibility checks

Aa
On white
3.31:1
Aa
On black
6.35:1
Shades

Tonal scale

#080E20#101A3D#1A2C65#253D8E#2F4FB6#4968D0#718ADA#92A4E3#B6C3EC#DBE1F6
90080070060050040030020010050
Accessibility

Contrast Audit

On White
FAIL
Text
3.31:1
On Black
WCAG AA PASS
Text
6.35:1
Vision

Simulator

protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia
Harmonies

Palette combinations from this base color

Open any harmony as a shareable palette route and keep refining from there.

Complementary
Open palette
#718ADA#DAC271
#718ADA#DA718A#8ADA71
Analogous
Open palette
#71BEDA#71A4DA#718ADA#7371DA#8D71DA
Split complementary
Open palette
#718ADA#DA8D71#BEDA71
Tetradic
Open palette
#718ADA#DA71BE#DAC271#71DA8D
Monochromatic
Open palette
#152351#253D8E#3457CB#718ADA#AEBCEA
Analysis

Design expert profile

Detailed psychological and professional strategy for this specific tone.

Blue (#718ADA) with RGB(113, 138, 218) and HSL(226, 59%, 65%). Suitable for modern interface themes, branding accents, and design systems.
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Region

Language

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Developer Handoff

Copy for any framework

CSS
/* Blue */
color: #718ADA;
background-color: #718ADA;
border-color: #718ADA;
box-shadow: 0 4px 24px #718ada40;
Tailwind CSS
bg-[#718ADA] text-[#718ADA] border-[#718ADA] ring-[#718ADA]
SwiftUI
Color(red: 0.443, green: 0.541, blue: 0.855)
Flutter / Dart
Color(0xFF718ADA)
Android XML
<color name="blue">#718ADA</color>
React Native
{ color: '#718ADA' }
Social Media

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Blue

#718ADA·rgb(113, 138, 218)

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#778899
Slate Gray
#708090
Light Sky Blue
#87CEFA
Sky Blue
#87CEEB
Cornflower Blue
#6495ED
Royal Blue
#4169E1
Brand Match

Closest real-world color

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About

About Blue

This section gives the same kind of richer color context you’d expect from a dedicated color reference page.

Meaning
Blue sits in the blue family with a light tone, so it holds enough weight for primary UI accents. It reads as calm, credible, and interface-friendly.
Applications
Blue (#718ADA) with RGB(113, 138, 218) and HSL(226, 59%, 65%). Suitable for modern interface themes, branding accents, and design systems. It performs better as foreground color on dark interfaces and dense contrast surfaces.
Family
Blue
Tone
Light
Temperature
cool
Keywords
blue, light, cool, hex-718ada, h-226, s-59
Conversion

Color conversions

Use these values in CSS, product docs, design tokens, and print-oriented workflows.

HEX
#718ADA
RGB
rgb(113, 138, 218)
HSL
hsl(226, 59%, 65%)
HSV
hsv(226, 48%, 85%)
CMYK
cmyk(48%, 37%, 0%, 15%)
Variations

Shades and tonal variations

Build softer surfaces, deeper states, and a cleaner tonal system from the same base hue.

#080E20#101A3D#1A2C65#253D8E#2F4FB6#4968D0#718ADA#92A4E3#B6C3EC#DBE1F6
900
#080E20
800
#101A3D
700
#1A2C65
600
#253D8E
500
#2F4FB6
400
#4968D0
Color harmonies

Harmony-based palette routes

Move from a single color into full palette ideas based on common harmony systems.

Complementary
Open palette
#718ADA#DAC271
#718ADA#DA718A#8ADA71
Analogous
Open palette
#71BEDA#71A4DA#718ADA#7371DA#8D71DA
Split complementary
Open palette
#718ADA#DA8D71#BEDA71
Tetradic
Open palette
#718ADA#DA71BE#DAC271#71DA8D
Monochromatic
Open palette
#152351#253D8E#3457CB#718ADA#AEBCEA
Blindness simulator

Color blindness preview

These simulations help you judge whether the color keeps enough identity across common color-vision variations.

Protanopia
#7C7CC7
Red-sensitive cones are reduced, so warm reds and greens can collapse toward similar mid-tones.
Deuteranopia
#7A79C2
Green-sensitive cones are reduced, which often compresses green and red distinctions.
Tritanopia
#72B7B4
Blue-sensitive cones are reduced, which shifts blues and yellows toward flatter blends.
Contrast checker

Accessibility contrast snapshots

Use these quick checks to understand where the color is more reliable for text, icons, and UI foregrounds.

Aa
On white
3.31:1
Only large-text AA passes.
Aa
On black
6.35:1
AA passes for normal text.
Similar colors

Nearby color references

Use nearby colors when you want alternatives with a similar overall feel but a different hue or intensity.

Light Slate Gray
#778899
Slate Gray
#708090
Light Sky Blue
#87CEFA
Sky Blue
#87CEEB
Cornflower Blue
#6495ED
Royal Blue
#4169E1
Color libraries

Library-ready mappings

These mappings help you slot the color into CSS names, Tailwind-like scales, and semantic design tokens faster.

CSS named match
Blue
Closest standard CSS name to #718ADA for developer-friendly reference and docs.
Design token
--color-blue-light
A token-friendly alias you can use in design systems, Tailwind maps, or CSS variables.
Tailwind-friendly scale
blue-500
A naming pattern that fits Tailwind-style scale systems and keeps #718ADA as the core value.
HSL token
226 59% 65%
Useful when your component library or theme layer stores semantic colors in HSL channels.
Color palettes

Palette ideas related to this color

These palette routes are pulled from the curated library based on RGB similarity, so you can branch into more complete systems quickly.

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warmautumnmuted
Lavender Muted
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Open
mutedpurplesoft
Neon City
Similarity score 47
Open
vibrantneondark
Flat UI
Similarity score 48
Open
vibrantsoftmodern
Rainbow Flat
Similarity score 48
Open
vibrantrainbowmodern
Purple Dream
Similarity score 49
Open
purplegradientsoft
Midnight
Similarity score 49
Open
darkbluecool