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Colour

#70A0FE

  • #70A0FE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#70A0FE is a blue with RGB values 112, 160, 254 and HSL 220°, 99%, 72%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#70A0FE#70A0FE
HEX#70A0FE
RGBrgb(112, 160, 254)
RGB (0–1)0.4392, 0.6275, 0.9961
RGB percentages43.9%, 62.7%, 99.6%
HSLhsl(219.7, 98.6%, 71.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(219.7, 55.9%, 99.6%)
CMYK55.9%, 37%, 0%, 0.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,381,246
CSS custom property--colour: #70A0FE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35742WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness161.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.15:1
Contrast with white2.58:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.15:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9D9D9D
Inverted#8F5F01

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#79A8FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#679BFCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.7 from the original
Tritanopia#00B5C3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 55 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.58:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.15:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 5.2Dodgerblue · ΔE 13.7Royal blue · ΔE 27.8Steel blue · ΔE 28.1Medium purple · ΔE 28.5Deep skyblue · ΔE 30.4
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 5.16, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FECE70
Analogous#70E7FE, #8770FE
Triadic#FE70A0, #A0FE70
Split complementary#FE8770, #E7FE70
Tetradic#FE70E7, #FECE70, #70FE87

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#D5E3FF
Lighter +10%#A3C2FE
Darker −10%#3D7EFE
Darker −20%#0B5DFD
Darker −30%#0148D4
Darker −40%#0137A1
More saturated +25%#6FA0FF
Less saturated −25%#82A6EC

Channel breakdown

R112
G160
B254
Red112 (43.9%)
Green160 (62.7%)
Blue254 (99.6%)
Hue219.72°
Saturation (HSL)98.61%
Lightness71.76%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 70 · G A0 · B FE

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