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Recognised as Colour

#71A5FE

  • #71A5FE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#71A5FE is a blue with RGB values 113, 165, 254 and HSL 218°, 99%, 72%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#71A5FE#71A5FE
HEX#71A5FE
RGBrgb(113, 165, 254)
RGB (0–1)0.4431, 0.6471, 0.9961
RGB percentages44.3%, 64.7%, 99.6%
HSLhsl(217.9, 98.6%, 72%)
HSV / HSBhsv(217.9, 55.5%, 99.6%)
CMYK55.5%, 35%, 0%, 0.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,448,062
CSS custom property--colour: #71A5FE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.37577WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness164.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.52:1
Contrast with white2.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.52:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A0A0A0
Inverted#8E5A01

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#81ACFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#6F9FFCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.5 from the original
Tritanopia#04B9C6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 52.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.47:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.52:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 5.9Dodgerblue · ΔE 16.4Steel blue · ΔE 26Deep skyblue · ΔE 27Light skyblue · ΔE 30.6Royal blue · ΔE 31.3
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 5.93, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FECA71
Analogous#71ECFE, #8371FE
Triadic#FE71A5, #A5FE71
Split complementary#FE8371, #ECFE71
Tetradic#FE71EC, #FECA71, #71FE83

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#D6E5FF
Lighter +10%#A4C5FE
Darker −10%#3E85FE
Darker −20%#0C65FD
Darker −30%#014FD5
Darker −40%#013CA2
More saturated +25%#70A5FF
Less saturated −25%#83AAEC

Channel breakdown

R113
G165
B254
Red113 (44.3%)
Green165 (64.7%)
Blue254 (99.6%)
Hue217.87°
Saturation (HSL)98.6%
Lightness71.96%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 71 · G A5 · B FE

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