Exploring the Color #716C8A

#716C8A sits at 250° on the color wheel, placing it in the blue family of the cool half of the spectrum. With 12% saturation and 48% lightness, it reads as a heavily muted, balanced tone — a quiet, restrained presence that recedes rather than competes. Its RGB mix of 113, 108, 138 produces a 4.98:1 contrast ratio against white, which clears WCAG AA for body text in that pairing.

In RGB space #716C8A is a clear variant of CSS gray — about 27 units away from #808080. Designers reach for blue hues at this saturation when the brief calls for restraint and atmosphere, and at this lightness when they want a present, comfortable mid-canvas voice. On screen the cool cast tends to pair best with warm neutrals in the 25°-45° range to add life.

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