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#708DEB Color

#708DEB is rgb(112, 141, 235) in RGB, hsl(226, 75%, 68%) in HSL, and about cmyk(52%, 40%, 0%, 8%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Cornflower Blue (#6495ED), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.99. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#708DEB
HEX#708DEB
RGBrgb(112, 141, 235)
HSLhsl(226, 75%, 68%)
HSVhsv(226, 52%, 92%)
CMYKcmyk(52%, 40%, 0%, 8%)
OKLCHoklch(66.4% 0.144 269.3)
LABlab(59.65% 9.73 -51.53)
LCHlch(59.65% 52.44 280.69)

What #708DEB Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #708DEB, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Cornflower Blue#6495EDΔE 6.99United Nations Blue#5B92E5ΔE 9.65Blueberry#4F86F7ΔE 12.07Bleu de France#318CE7ΔE 13.14Han Blue#446CCFΔE 13.93Indigo (Crayola)#4F69C6ΔE 13.96

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every blue in the library.

#708DEB Channel Values

How #708DEB breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 112 · G 141 · B 2358-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 226° · S 75% · L 68%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 226° · S 52% · V 92%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 52% · M 40% · Y 0% · K 8%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.14:1 vs white · 6.7:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #708DEB background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text3.14:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.7:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #708DEB in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #708DEB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #708DEB; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#708DEB
Complementary
#EBCE70
Analogous
#70CAEB
Analogous
#9170EB
Triadic
#EB708D
Triadic
#8DEB70
Split comp.
#EB9170
Split comp.
#CAEB70

Tints & Shades of #708DEB

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#829BED
#98ADF0
#AABBF3
#BCC9F5
#CED8F8
#E4EAFB

Shades

#486DE5
#204CDF
#1A3FB7
#142F8A
#0E2262
#08143A

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #708DEB.

How #708DEB Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#708DEB
Protanopia#8989EB
Protanomaly#7F8AEB
Deuteranopia#8484EB
Deuteranomaly#7D88EB
Tritanopia#559D9D
Tritanomaly#6197C1
Achromatopsia#919191

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #708DEB in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-708deb: #708DEB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #708DEB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-708deb': '#708DEB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.439, green: 0.553, blue: 0.922)
Android XML<color name="color_708deb">#708DEB</color>
SVG fillfill="#708DEB"

More Blue Colors

#708DEB sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#708DEB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #708DEB?

#708DEB is a light blue — rgb(112, 141, 235) in RGB and hsl(226, 75%, 68%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Cornflower Blue (#6495ED), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.99.

What is the RGB value of #708DEB?

#708DEB is rgb(112, 141, 235) — red 112, green 141, and blue 235 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #708DEB?

#708DEB converts to approximately cmyk(52%, 40%, 0%, 8%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #708DEB be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #708DEB scores 3.14:1 against white and 6.7:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #708DEB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #708DEB is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is cornflowerblue (#6495ED) at a CIE76 distance of 6.99, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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