Nearest named color: Electric Blue
#71E8FA
#71E8FA
Nearest named
Electric Blue
Family
Blue
Lightness
86.9%
Chroma
0.110
Hue angle
208.5°
Temperature
Cool
Contrast on white
1.44:1 · Fail
Contrast on black
12.94:1 · AAA
Web-safe
#66FFFF
CSS oklch()
87% 0.11 209

#71E8FA is a soft, cool blue. On the Color Lab it reads clean and engineered. It is too pale to lead as a primary accent and sits well as a supporting tone.

Palettes built on #71E8FA

Not just a swatch — here's how #71E8FA works with other colors. Named schemes with #71E8FA in its natural role, and a note on why the supporting colors balance it.

Coastal Morning Lead · 5 colors

Electric Blue opens this coastal palette with sea-glass and warm sand alongside it, grounded by driftwood grey and a deep-navy anchor.

Nordic Calm Accent · 5 colors

Electric Blue keeps this Nordic scheme quiet — cool greys and a soft white around it, a muted-blue support and a charcoal anchor.

Tech Product Signal · 5 colors

Electric Blue is the vivid signal in this product UI — on a near-black surface with cool white, a slate grey and a lighter tint of Electric Blue.

Minimal Editorial Surface · 5 colors

Electric Blue is the single accent in this high-contrast editorial system — set on near-white paper against near-black ink, with a warm grey and a desaturated tint of Electric Blue carrying the quiet middle.

Modern Café Dominant · 5 colors

Electric Blue anchors this café scheme as the warm mid-tone, lifted by latte cream and a muted sage accent and grounded by espresso brown and a warm charcoal.

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Color Lab

How #71E8FA actually behaves in design work — read from its OKLCH lightness, chroma and hue, not just its raw numbers. Ten signals to help you decide where this color earns its place.

Warmth 20/100
Cool
Reads cool and recessive — calming, technical, good for trust-led UI.
Softness 69/100
High
Soft and easy on the eye — gentle backdrops, calm surfaces.
Depth 13/100
Very low
Airy and open — recedes, leaves the composition light.
Naturalness 6/100
Very low
Reads engineered rather than organic — synthetic, digital.
Vintage feel 28/100
Low
A faint retro warmth without tipping into sepia.
Luxury 20/100
Very low
Playful and accessible rather than exclusive.
Brand distinctiveness 42/100
Moderate
Recognisable but shares space with nearby hues.
UI accent fit 13/100
Very low
Weak as an action color — too pale, too dark or too muted to signal.
Surface fit 54/100
Moderate
Usable as a tinted surface in measured doses.
Print safety 71/100
High
Reproduces faithfully in CMYK — safe for packaging and print.

Pairs with #71E8FA

For UI
For branding
For interior
For fashion

UI roles & guardrails

Primary action Safe as a filled button with near-black label. AAA
Body text Do not use for body copy on light surfaces. Avoid
Large display Only on dark surfaces. Avoid
Background Pair with #141310 text at 12.9:1. Use
Subtle surface Use #E6F7FA for cards and hover fills. Tint 80
Avoid beside #70BAFA — the hue gap is too small to read as intentional. Clash

In real applications

Not a swatch to memorise — a color to build with. Here is #71E8FA at work across the surfaces designers actually ship.

Website / UI
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Dashboard
Revenue
$48.2k ▲ 12%
Brand
AVELINE
Studio
Poster
Nov 14 · 8PM
NIGHT
MARKET
Packaging
BLOOM
Botanical Wash
250 ml
Interior

Scales

ShadesBase darkened in 10% steps
TintsBase lifted toward white
TonesSaturation removed, lightness held
Monochromatic scaleDesign-system ready, 50–900

Every model

Export

:root {
  --color-base: #71E8FA;
  --color-base-rgb: 113 232 250;
  --color-base-oklch: oklch(86.9% 0.110 208.5);
  --color-50: #F0FDFE;
  --color-100: #D8F8FD;
  --color-200: #B1F2FC;
  --color-300: #7CE4F4;
  --color-400: #4CD1E6;
  --color-500: #29B6CC;
  --color-600: #278B9B;
  --color-700: #22636D;
  --color-800: #1A4147;
  --color-900: #12282B;
  --color-on-base: #141310;
}