Recognised as Colour
#71D5FF
- #71D5FF
- Cyan
- Light
- Nearest: Light skyblue
#71D5FF is a cyan with RGB values 113, 213, 255 and HSL 198°, 100%, 72%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light skyblue.
Colour values
#71D5FF#71D5FF
HEX#71D5FF
RGBrgb(113, 213, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.4431, 0.8353, 1
RGB percentages44.3%, 83.5%, 100%
HSLhsl(197.7, 100%, 72.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(197.7, 55.7%, 100%)
CMYK55.7%, 16.5%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,460,351
CSS custom property--colour: #71D5FF;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.58319WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness194.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.66:1
Contrast with white1.66:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.66:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C3C3C3
Inverted#8E2A00
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.66:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.66:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#FF9B71
Analogous#71FFE2, #718EFF
Triadic#FF71D5, #D5FF71
Split complementary#FF718E, #FFE271
Tetradic#E271FF, #FF9B71, #8EFF71
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R113
G213
B255
Red113 (44.3%)
Green213 (83.5%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue197.75°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness72.16%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 71 · G D5 · B FF
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