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Recognised as Colour

#71C9FA

  • #71C9FA
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light skyblue

#71C9FA is a blue with RGB values 113, 201, 250 and HSL 201°, 93%, 71%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light skyblue.

Colour values

#71C9FA#71C9FA
HEX#71C9FA
RGBrgb(113, 201, 250)
RGB (0–1)0.4431, 0.7882, 0.9804
RGB percentages44.3%, 78.8%, 98%
HSLhsl(201.5, 93.2%, 71.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(201.5, 54.8%, 98%)
CMYK54.8%, 19.6%, 0%, 2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,457,274
CSS custom property--colour: #71C9FA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.52186WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness186.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.44:1
Contrast with white1.84:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.44:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BABABA
Inverted#8E3605

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B2C7FCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#9FB9F9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.5 from the original
Tritanopia#00D6D9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.84:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.44:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light skyblue · ΔE 4.9Sky blue · ΔE 11.2Deep skyblue · ΔE 12.4Light steelblue · ΔE 20.6Light blue · ΔE 21.8Powder blue · ΔE 25.7
Nearest named CSS colourLight skyblue (#87CEFA)ΔE 4.86, a close match
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FAA271
Analogous#71FAE6, #7185FA
Triadic#FA71C9, #C9FA71
Split complementary#FA7185, #FAE671
Tetradic#E671FA, #FAA271, #84FA71

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#D4EEFD
Lighter +10%#A2DCFC
Darker −10%#40B6F8
Darker −20%#0EA4F7
Darker −30%#0785CB
Darker −40%#05659A
More saturated +25%#6CCAFF
Less saturated −25%#83C4E8

Channel breakdown

R113
G201
B250
Red113 (44.3%)
Green201 (78.8%)
Blue250 (98%)
Hue201.46°
Saturation (HSL)93.2%
Lightness71.18%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 71 · G C9 · B FA

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