Palettes / Colors / #71BBF4

#71BBF4 — Light Vivid Blue

#71BBF4 is a blue color we call Light Vivid Blue, closest to the named color LightSkyBlue (#87CEFA). It belongs to the blue family.

#71BBF4 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 #F4AA71; it also sits naturally between #71F4EC and #7179F4. 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 73% · Blue 96%

Cyan 54% · Magenta 23% · Yellow 0% · Key 4%

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

Previews

CSS code for #71BBF4

.text { color: #71BBF4; }
.background { background-color: #71BBF4; }
.border { border: 3px solid #71BBF4; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(113, 187, 244); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(206, 86%, 70%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #71BBF4; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(113, 187, 244, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #71BBF4; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(113, 187, 244, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#71BBF4">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#71BBF4">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #F4AA71:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #71BBF4: #000000.

How #71BBF4 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 #71BBF4 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 #71BBF4?

#71BBF4 is Light Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 113, 187, 244). Its closest standard named color is LightSkyBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #71BBF4?

#71BBF4 is RGB 113, 187, 244 — HSL 206°, 86%, 70% — CMYK 54%, 23%, 0%, 4%.

What colors go with #71BBF4?

Its complement is #F4AA71; analogous partners are #71F4EC and #7179F4. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #71BBF4 for text?

Black text on #71BBF4 has a contrast ratio of 10.12:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.08:1.