Colour

#70A6BB

#70A6BB
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Cadetblue

#70A6BB is a cyan with RGB values 112, 166, 187 and HSL 197°, 36%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.

Colour values

#70A6BB#70A6BB

HEX#70A6BB

RGBrgb(112, 166, 187)

RGB (0–1)0.4392, 0.651, 0.7333

RGB percentages43.9%, 65.1%, 73.3%

HSLhsl(196.8, 35.5%, 58.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(196.8, 40.1%, 73.3%)

CMYK40.1%, 11.2%, 0%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,382,715

CSS custom property--colour: #70A6BB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34305WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness154.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.86:1

Contrast with white2.67:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.86:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#9C9C9C

Inverted#8F5944

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#9AA3BCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#8F9ABBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.9 from the original

Tritanopia#52ADADno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.67:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.86:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 12.3 Light slate grey · ΔE 14.7 Sky blue · ΔE 15 Slate grey · ΔE 17 Light steelblue · ΔE 17.3 Light skyblue · ΔE 19

Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 12.31, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#BB8570

Analogous#70BBAA, #7081BB

Triadic#BB70A6, #A6BB70

Split complementary#BB7081, #BBAA70

Tetradic#AA70BB, #BB8570, #81BB70

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FAFCFD

Lighter +30%#D8E7EC

Lighter +20%#B5D1DC

Lighter +10%#93BCCB

Darker −10%#508FA8

Darker −20%#3F7286

Darker −30%#2F5463

Darker −40%#1F3740

More saturated +25%#56B2D5

Less saturated −25%#8A9AA1

Channel breakdown

R112

G166

B187

Red112 (43.9%)

Green166 (65.1%)

Blue187 (73.3%)

Hue196.8°

Saturation (HSL)35.55%

Lightness58.63%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 70 · G A6 · B BB

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