Palettes / Colors / #7171EF

#7171EF — Light Vivid Blue

#7171EF is a blue color we call Light Vivid Blue, closest to the named color CornflowerBlue (#6495ED). It belongs to the blue family.

#7171EF is a cool blue color associated with trust, calm and professionalism. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #EFEF71; it also sits naturally between #71B0EF and #B071EF. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 44% · Green 44% · Blue 94%

Cyan 53% · Magenta 53% · Yellow 0% · Key 6%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #7171EF

.text { color: #7171EF; }
.background { background-color: #7171EF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #7171EF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(113, 113, 239); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(240, 80%, 69%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #7171EF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(113, 113, 239, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #7171EF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(113, 113, 239, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#7171EF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#7171EF">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #EFEF71:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #7171EF: #000000.

How #7171EF looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #7171EF rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #7171EF?

#7171EF is Light Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 113, 113, 239). Its closest standard named color is CornflowerBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #7171EF?

#7171EF is RGB 113, 113, 239 — HSL 240°, 80%, 69% — CMYK 53%, 53%, 0%, 6%.

What colors go with #7171EF?

Its complement is #EFEF71; analogous partners are #71B0EF and #B071EF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #7171EF for text?

Black text on #7171EF has a contrast ratio of 5.31:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.95:1.