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Colour

#71C8EC

  • #71C8EC
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Sky blue

#71C8EC is a cyan with RGB values 113, 200, 236 and HSL 198°, 76%, 68%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sky blue.

Colour values

#71C8EC#71C8EC
HEX#71C8EC
RGBrgb(113, 200, 236)
RGB (0–1)0.4431, 0.7843, 0.9255
RGB percentages44.3%, 78.4%, 92.5%
HSLhsl(197.6, 76.4%, 68.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(197.6, 52.1%, 92.5%)
CMYK52.1%, 15.3%, 0%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,457,004
CSS custom property--colour: #71C8EC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.50875WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness183.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.18:1
Contrast with white1.88:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.18:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B8B8B8
Inverted#8E3713

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B5C5EEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#A3B7ECno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22 from the original
Tritanopia#1ED3D4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 27.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.88:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.18:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sky blue · ΔE 5.5Light skyblue · ΔE 7Light blue · ΔE 17Deep skyblue · ΔE 17.2Light steelblue · ΔE 18.7Powder blue · ΔE 20.4
Nearest named CSS colourSky blue (#87CEEB)ΔE 5.54, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EC9571
Analogous#71ECD2, #718BEC
Triadic#EC71C8, #C8EC71
Split complementary#EC718B, #ECD371
Tetradic#D271EC, #EC9571, #8BEC71

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F8FCFE
Lighter +20%#CBEBF8
Lighter +10%#9ED9F2
Darker −10%#44B7E6
Darker −20%#1DA3DA
Darker −30%#1781AD
Darker −40%#115F80
More saturated +25%#5ED0FF
Less saturated −25%#85C0D8

Channel breakdown

R113
G200
B236
Red113 (44.3%)
Green200 (78.4%)
Blue236 (92.5%)
Hue197.56°
Saturation (HSL)76.4%
Lightness68.43%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 71 · G C8 · B EC

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