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Recognised as Colour

#71ACF9

  • #71ACF9
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#71ACF9 is a blue with RGB values 113, 172, 249 and HSL 214°, 92%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#71ACF9#71ACF9
HEX#71ACF9
RGBrgb(113, 172, 249)
RGB (0–1)0.4431, 0.6745, 0.9765
RGB percentages44.3%, 67.5%, 97.6%
HSLhsl(214, 91.9%, 71%)
HSV / HSBhsv(214, 54.6%, 97.6%)
CMYK54.6%, 30.9%, 0%, 2.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,449,849
CSS custom property--colour: #71ACF9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.39855WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness168.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.97:1
Contrast with white2.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.97:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A5A5A5
Inverted#8E5306

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8DB1FCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#7BA3F7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.2 from the original
Tritanopia#13BDC7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 46.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.34:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.97:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 11.4Deep skyblue · ΔE 20.5Steel blue · ΔE 21.7Dodgerblue · ΔE 23Light skyblue · ΔE 23Sky blue · ΔE 30.3
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 11.36, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F9BE71
Analogous#71F0F9, #7A71F9
Triadic#F971AC, #ACF971
Split complementary#F97A71, #F0F971
Tetradic#F971F0, #F9BE71, #71F97A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#D3E5FD
Lighter +10%#A2C9FB
Darker −10%#408FF7
Darker −20%#0F73F5
Darker −30%#085CC9
Darker −40%#064598
More saturated +25%#6BABFF
Less saturated −25%#84AEE6

Channel breakdown

R113
G172
B249
Red113 (44.3%)
Green172 (67.5%)
Blue249 (97.6%)
Hue213.97°
Saturation (HSL)91.89%
Lightness70.98%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 71 · G AC · B F9

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