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Steel Silk Vivid

Blue · Hue 205
Hex
#71B7EA
RGB
rgb(113, 183, 234)
HSL
hsl(205, 74%, 68%)
CMYK
cmyk(52%, 22%, 0%, 8%)
Metrics
S 74% · L 68%
Contrast (WCAG)
on white
2.2:1Fail
on black
9.7:1AA
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About this color

Steel Silk Vivid (#71B7EA) belongs to the blue family — hue 205°, 74% saturation, 68% lightness. Copy the hex, RGB, or HSL value above, or paste the CSS custom property below into your stylesheet to reference this color directly.

CSS
:root {
  --colorarchive-steel-silk-vivid: #71B7EA;
  --colorarchive-steel-silk-vivid-hsl: hsl(205, 74%, 68%);
  --colorarchive-steel-silk-vivid-rgb: rgb(113, 183, 234);
}

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Lighter companion
Steel Bloom Vivid
#95C9EF · hsl(205, 74%, 76%)
Darker companion
Steel Tone Vivid
#4EA6E4 · hsl(205, 74%, 60%)
Complementary counterpoint
Tangerine Silk Vivid
#EAA371 · hsl(25, 74%, 68%)
Analogous lead
Indigo Silk Vivid
#7185EA · hsl(230, 74%, 68%)
Analogous echo
Aqua Silk Vivid
#71EAEA · hsl(180, 74%, 68%)
Triadic +120°
Rose Silk Vivid
#EA71C2 · hsl(320, 74%, 68%)
Triadic +240°
Olive Silk Vivid
#C2EA71 · hsl(80, 74%, 68%)
Split-comp +150°
Crimson Silk Vivid
#EA7171 · hsl(0, 74%, 68%)
Split-comp +210°
Canary Silk Vivid
#EAE071 · hsl(55, 74%, 68%)
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Base: Steel Silk Vivid #71B7EA
Lighter companion: Steel Bloom Vivid #95C9EF
Darker companion: Steel Tone Vivid #4EA6E4
Complementary counterpoint: Tangerine Silk Vivid #EAA371
Analogous lead: Indigo Silk Vivid #7185EA
Analogous echo: Aqua Silk Vivid #71EAEA
Triadic +120°: Rose Silk Vivid #EA71C2
Triadic +240°: Olive Silk Vivid #C2EA71
Split-comp +150°: Crimson Silk Vivid #EA7171
Split-comp +210°: Canary Silk Vivid #EAE071

Nearest neighbors

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Nearby match
Steel Silk Bright
#69B9F2 · hsl(205, 84%, 68%)
Nearby match
Azure Silk Vivid
#71C2EA · hsl(200, 74%, 68%)
Nearby match
Sapphire Silk Vivid
#71ADEA · hsl(210, 74%, 68%)
Nearby match
Steel Tone Vivid
#4EA6E4 · hsl(205, 74%, 60%)
Nearby match
Steel Bloom Vivid
#95C9EF · hsl(205, 74%, 76%)
Nearby match
Steel Silk Pure
#62BAF8 · hsl(205, 92%, 68%)

Accessible pairings

Archive colors that meet WCAG contrast standards when paired with this color. Use as text-on-background or background-on-text.

Contrast checker
AAA7.2:1
Tangerine Ink Faint
#272320
AAA7.1:1
Tangerine Ink Muted
#2A231D
AAA7.1:1
Tangerine Ink Dust
#2D221A
AAA7.1:1
Tangerine Ink Soft
#302218
AAA7:1
Tangerine Ink Clear
#372010
AAA7.2:1
Ember Ink Faint
#272320

Color Vision Simulation

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Full simulator
Deuteranopia
#908BDC
Protanopia
#9595DF
Tritanopia
#76D6D4
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