Information about #71A8C6 color

#71A8C6 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#71A8C6 falls into the Azure Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(113, 168, 198) — 44.3% red, 65.9% green, 77.6% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 33 / 12 / 0 / 22. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#71A8C6 is a clearly saturated steel-blue azure that appears airy and pastel-like. In practice it works well for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Moonstone Blue (#73A9C2). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Meltwater (#6EAEC0) and Air Superiority Blue (#72A0C1).

The recipe behind #71A8C6 is rgb(113, 168, 198), with blue as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #71A8C6: 8.1:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.6:1 for white. #71A8C6 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#71A8C6 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#71A8C6 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #71A8C6

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#71A8C6
  • RGB113, 168, 198
  • CMYK33, 12, 0, 22
  • CSSrgb(113, 168, 198)
  • HSL201°, 43%, 61%
  • HSL Precise201.176°, 42.714%, 60.98%
  • HSV201°, 43%, 78%
  • HSB201°, 43%, 78%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.443
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.659
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.776
  • GLSLvec3(0.443, 0.659, 0.776)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.443, 0.659, 0.776, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.443, 0.659, 0.776)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB44.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB65.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB77.6%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX ID71A8C6
  • DECIMAL ID7448774
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01