#71AEDA#71AEDA
#71AEDA is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.388; OKLCH L 72.6% C 0.090 H 240.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #71AEDA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(113, 174, 218) |
| HSL | hsl(205, 59%, 65%) |
| HSV | hsv(205, 48%, 85%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(48.2%, 20.2%, 0%, 14.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.64, -7.81, -28.31) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.64, 29.37, 254.57°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.62% -0.0437 -0.0787) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.62% 0.09 240.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(34.5965, 38.8422, 71.9903) |
| Luminance | 0.3885 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Sky Blue (survey)
#75BBFD
ΔE00 5.22
Lightblue (survey)
#7BC8F6
ΔE00 7.03
Carolina Blue
#8AB8FE
ΔE00 7.18
Sky
#82CAFC
ΔE00 7.48
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 7.74
Light Grey Blue
#9DBCD4
ΔE00 7.83
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#71AEDA #DA9D71
analogous
#71DAD2 #71AEDA #717ADA
triadic
#71AEDA #DA71AE #AEDA71
tetradic
#71AEDA #D271DA #DA9D71 #7ADA71
square
#71AEDA #D271DA #DA9D71 #7ADA71
split-complementary
#71AEDA #DA717A #DAD271
monochromatic
#2B72A5 #4092CD #71AEDA #A2CAE7 #D2E5F3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.39
#71AEDA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.77
#71AEDA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #71AEDA
8.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##71AEDA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##71AEDA | 1.00 | 2.39 | 8.77 | 8.77 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.39 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.77 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.77 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9BAEDC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8DA3D9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#3FB9BD
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A7A7A7
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #71aeda; /* rgb */ color: rgb(113, 174, 218); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.6% 0.090 240.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#9fc6e5',
500: '#71aeda',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #71aeda; $custom-light: #9fc6e5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#71aeda",
"rgb": {
"r": 113,
"g": 174,
"b": 218
},
"hsl": {
"h": 205.143,
"s": 58.659,
"l": 64.902
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72618,
"c": 0.09009,
"h": 240.9
},
"luminance": 0.38845
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#71AEDA
secondary
#E5D1C1
accent
#651FC6
background
#FAFCFE
surface
#F4F8FC
border
#CED1D5
text
#0F1315
muted
#7F8284