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#71BBCD

#71bbcd ≈ Sky Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#71bbcd is a color from the cyan family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 44.31% red, 73.33% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 44.88% cyan, 8.78% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 191.74°, with 47.92% saturation and 62.35% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with freshness, technology and clarity. Designers typically use it for health and wellness, technology products and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 9.69:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sky Blue (#87ceeb), ΔE 6.65.

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Web safe#66cccc
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Relative luminance0.4346

Complementary

  1. #71bbcd
  2. #cd8371

Split complementary

  1. #71bbcd
  2. #cd718d
  3. #cdb171

Analogous

  1. #71cdb1
  2. #71bbcd
  3. #718dcd

Triadic

  1. #71bbcd
  2. #cd71bb
  3. #bbcd71

Tetradic

  1. #71bbcd
  2. #8371cd
  3. #cd8371
  4. #bbcd71

Square

  1. #71bbcd
  2. #b171cd
  3. #cd8371
  4. #8dcd71

Monochromatic

  1. #2b6b7a
  2. #3f9cb3
  3. #71bbcd
  4. #aad6e1
  5. #e2f1f5

Shades

#71bbcd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #71bbcd
  2. #66a8b9
  3. #5a96a4
  4. #4f8390
  5. #44707b
  6. #395e67
  7. #2d4b52
  8. #22383e
  9. #172529
  10. #0b1315
  11. #000000

Tints

#71bbcd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #71bbcd
  2. #7fc2d2
  3. #8dc9d7
  4. #9ccfdc
  5. #aad6e1
  6. #b8dde6
  7. #c6e4eb
  8. #d4ebf0
  9. #e3f1f5
  10. #f1f8fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#71bbcd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #71bbcd
  2. #73b5c5
  3. #74afbe
  4. #76a9b6
  5. #77a3ae
  6. #799ea7
  7. #7a989f
  8. #7c9297
  9. #7d8c8f
  10. #7f8688
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.17:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.69:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b0b0b0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9bb5bc ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #aeb6ce ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a0abcd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #45c2c0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #99b8ce ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8fb2cd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #5abfc6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-71bbcd {
  color: #71bbcd;
}
Background
.bg-71bbcd {
  background-color: #71bbcd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-71bbcd {
  border: 2px solid #71bbcd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #71bbcd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 113 187 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 192 48% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-71bbcd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #71bbcd, #718dcd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-71bbcd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(113 187 205 / 0.35);
}

#87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 6.65 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 6.74 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 7.81 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 9.50 #add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 9.98 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 10.20 #5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 10.56 #8e4432 Inverted #b0b0b0 Grayscale 

Sky Blue
#71bbcd  rgb(113, 187, 205)  hsl(192, 48%, 62%)  Sky Blue
#cd8371  rgb(205, 131, 113)  hsl(12, 48%, 62%)  Terra Cotta
#cd71bb  rgb(205, 113, 187)  hsl(312, 48%, 62%)  Sky Magenta
#bbcd71  rgb(187, 205, 113)  hsl(72, 48%, 62%)  June Bud