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Colour

#71BDEC

  • #71BDEC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light skyblue

#71BDEC is a blue with RGB values 113, 189, 236 and HSL 203°, 76%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light skyblue.

Colour values

#71BDEC#71BDEC
HEX#71BDEC
RGBrgb(113, 189, 236)
RGB (0–1)0.4431, 0.7412, 0.9255
RGB percentages44.3%, 74.1%, 92.5%
HSLhsl(202.9, 76.4%, 68.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(202.9, 52.1%, 92.5%)
CMYK52.1%, 19.9%, 0%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,454,188
CSS custom property--colour: #71BDEC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.45962WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness176.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.19:1
Contrast with white2.06:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.19:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B0B0B0
Inverted#8E4213

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A7BCEEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#97AFEBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.9 from the original
Tritanopia#25C9CDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 31.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.06:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.19:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light skyblue · ΔE 6.6Sky blue · ΔE 11.7Deep skyblue · ΔE 13.8Light steelblue · ΔE 18.7Light blue · ΔE 21.7Steel blue · ΔE 22.1
Nearest named CSS colourLight skyblue (#87CEFA)ΔE 6.55, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#ECA071
Analogous#71ECDD, #7180EC
Triadic#EC71BD, #BDEC71
Split complementary#EC7180, #ECDD71
Tetradic#DD71EC, #ECA071, #80EC71

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F8FCFE
Lighter +20%#CBE7F8
Lighter +10%#9ED2F2
Darker −10%#44A8E6
Darker −20%#1D92DA
Darker −30%#1774AD
Darker −40%#115680
More saturated +25%#5EC1FF
Less saturated −25%#85B8D8

Channel breakdown

R113
G189
B236
Red113 (44.3%)
Green189 (74.1%)
Blue236 (92.5%)
Hue202.93°
Saturation (HSL)76.4%
Lightness68.43%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 71 · G BD · B EC

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