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Colour

#70A4E5

  • #70A4E5
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#70A4E5 is a blue with RGB values 112, 164, 229 and HSL 213°, 69%, 67%. 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

#70A4E5#70A4E5
HEX#70A4E5
RGBrgb(112, 164, 229)
RGB (0–1)0.4392, 0.6431, 0.898
RGB percentages43.9%, 64.3%, 89.8%
HSLhsl(213.3, 69.2%, 66.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(213.3, 51.1%, 89.8%)
CMYK51.1%, 28.4%, 0%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,382,245
CSS custom property--colour: #70A4E5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35653WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness159.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.13:1
Contrast with white2.58:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.13:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9E9E9E
Inverted#8F5B1A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8AA7E8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#7C9CE4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.5 from the original
Tritanopia#34B3BBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 39.7 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 text8.13:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 14.8Steel blue · ΔE 15.7Deep skyblue · ΔE 20Light skyblue · ΔE 20.2Light steelblue · ΔE 26Sky blue · ΔE 26.3
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 14.8, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E5B170
Analogous#70DFE5, #7670E5
Triadic#E570A4, #A4E570
Split complementary#E57670, #DFE570
Tetradic#E570DF, #E5B170, #70E576

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F1F6FD
Lighter +20%#C6DBF5
Lighter +10%#9BBFED
Darker −10%#4589DD
Darker −20%#256ECA
Darker −30%#1D579F
Darker −40%#153F74
More saturated +25%#5BA2FA
Less saturated −25%#85A6D0

Channel breakdown

R112
G164
B229
Red112 (43.9%)
Green164 (64.3%)
Blue229 (89.8%)
Hue213.33°
Saturation (HSL)69.23%
Lightness66.86%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 70 · G A4 · B E5

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