What color is #719AFE?

#719AFE is a light, vivid blue, closest to the named color Cornflower Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #719AFE?

The RGB value is 113, 154, 254: 113 red, 154 green and 254 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #719AFE?

The complementary color is #FED571, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #719AFE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.76:1 and white text 2.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#719AFE color

#719AFE rgb(113, 154, 254)

Shades of blue

The hex color #719AFE is a light, vivid blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.3% red, 60.4% green and 99.6% blue (113, 154, 254).

Its hue angle is 223°, with 99% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 56% cyan, 39% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Cornflower Blue (#6495ED), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.76:1).

#719AFE color codes

HEX	`#719AFE`
RGB	`rgb(113, 154, 254)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.3%, 60.4%, 99.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(223, 99%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(223, 56%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(56%, 39%, 0%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.78, 14.39, -54.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.78, 55.94, 284.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.249, 33.775, 98.356)`
Decimal	`7445246`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #719AFE, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #719AFE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#719AFE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #719AFE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #719afe; }
.text { color: #719afe; }
.border { border: 2px solid #719afe; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(113 154 254 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #719afe, #8f71fe); }

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Questions

What color is #719AFE?: #719AFE is a light, vivid blue, closest to the named color Cornflower Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #719AFE?: The RGB value is 113, 154, 254: 113 red, 154 green and 254 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #719AFE?: The complementary color is #FED571, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #719AFE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.76:1 and white text 2.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.