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Recognised as Colour

#71A9E2

  • #71A9E2
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#71A9E2 is a blue with RGB values 113, 169, 226 and HSL 210°, 66%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#71A9E2#71A9E2
HEX#71A9E2
RGBrgb(113, 169, 226)
RGB (0–1)0.4431, 0.6627, 0.8863
RGB percentages44.3%, 66.3%, 88.6%
HSLhsl(210.3, 66.1%, 66.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(210.3, 50%, 88.6%)
CMYK50%, 25.2%, 0%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,449,058
CSS custom property--colour: #71A9E2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.37378WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness162.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.48:1
Contrast with white2.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.48:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A1A1A1
Inverted#8E561D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#92ABE5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#83A0E1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.4 from the original
Tritanopia#39B6BDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 35.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.48:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.48:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 15.3Light skyblue · ΔE 15.7Deep skyblue · ΔE 17.7Cornflower blue · ΔE 20Sky blue · ΔE 21.3Light steelblue · ΔE 22.1
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 15.31, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E2AA71
Analogous#71E1E2, #7271E2
Triadic#E271A9, #A9E271
Split complementary#E27271, #E2E271
Tetradic#E271E1, #E2AA71, #71E272

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F0F6FC
Lighter +20%#C6DCF3
Lighter +10%#9BC3EB
Darker −10%#478FD9
Darker −20%#2876C5
Darker −30%#205C9A
Darker −40%#174370
More saturated +25%#5CA9F7
Less saturated −25%#86A9CD

Channel breakdown

R113
G169
B226
Red113 (44.3%)
Green169 (66.3%)
Blue226 (88.6%)
Hue210.27°
Saturation (HSL)66.08%
Lightness66.47%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 71 · G A9 · B E2

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