Palettes / Colors / #71B5EA

#71B5EA — Light Blue

#71B5EA is a blue color we call Light Blue, closest to the named color SkyBlue (#87CEEB). It belongs to the blue family.

#71B5EA 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 #EAA571; it also sits naturally between #71EAE2 and #7179EA. 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 71% · Blue 92%

Cyan 52% · Magenta 23% · Yellow 0% · Key 8%

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

Previews

CSS code for #71B5EA

.text { color: #71B5EA; }
.background { background-color: #71B5EA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #71B5EA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(113, 181, 234); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(206, 74%, 68%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #71B5EA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(113, 181, 234, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #71B5EA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(113, 181, 234, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#71B5EA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#71B5EA">Div content here</div>

Shades of #71B5EA

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #EAA571:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #71B5EA: #000000.

How #71B5EA 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 #71B5EA 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

← #71B5E9  ·  #71B5EB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #71B5EA?

#71B5EA is Light Blue, a blue color (RGB 113, 181, 234). Its closest standard named color is SkyBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #71B5EA?

#71B5EA is RGB 113, 181, 234 — HSL 206°, 74%, 68% — CMYK 52%, 23%, 0%, 8%.

What colors go with #71B5EA?

Its complement is #EAA571; analogous partners are #71EAE2 and #7179EA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #71B5EA for text?

Black text on #71B5EA has a contrast ratio of 9.50:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.21:1.