#71B4E4#71B4E4
#71B4E4 is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.418; OKLCH L 74.4% C 0.098 H 241.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.35:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #71B4E4 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(113, 180, 228) |
| HSL | hsl(205, 68%, 67%) |
| HSV | hsv(205, 50%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(50.4%, 21.1%, 0%, 10.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.70, -8.19, -30.60) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(70.70, 31.68, 255.01°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.38% -0.0473 -0.0853) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.38% 0.098 241) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.1299, 41.7517, 79.4860) |
| Luminance | 0.4175 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Sky Blue (survey)
#75BBFD
ΔE00 3.81
Lightblue (survey)
#7BC8F6
ΔE00 5.40
Sky
#82CAFC
ΔE00 5.77
Carolina Blue
#8AB8FE
ΔE00 6.72
Lightskyblue
#87CEFA
ΔE00 6.84
Deepskyblue
#00BFFF
ΔE00 7.04
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#71B4E4 #E4A171
analogous
#71E4DA #71B4E4 #717BE4
triadic
#71B4E4 #E471B4 #B4E471
tetradic
#71B4E4 #DA71E4 #E4A171 #7BE471
square
#71B4E4 #DA71E4 #E4A171 #7BE471
split-complementary
#71B4E4 #E4717B #E4DA71
monochromatic
#237AB8 #3E99DA #71B4E4 #A4CFEE #D8EAF8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.25
#71B4E4 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.35
#71B4E4 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #71B4E4
9.35:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##71B4E4 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##71B4E4 | 1.00 | 2.25 | 9.35 | 9.35 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.25 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.35 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.35 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9FB4E6
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8FA8E3
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#33C0C4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ADADAD
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #71b4e4; /* rgb */ color: rgb(113, 180, 228); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.4% 0.098 241.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#a0caec',
500: '#71b4e4',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #71b4e4; $custom-light: #a0caec; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#71b4e4",
"rgb": {
"r": 113,
"g": 180,
"b": 228
},
"hsl": {
"h": 205.043,
"s": 68.047,
"l": 66.863
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74375,
"c": 0.09754,
"h": 241
},
"luminance": 0.41755
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#71B4E4
secondary
#EBD5C6
accent
#6316D0
background
#FAFCFE
surface
#F4F8FD
border
#CED1D5
text
#0F1316
muted
#7F8284