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Recognised as Colour

#70ABBD

  • #70ABBD
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cadetblue

#70ABBD is a cyan with RGB values 112, 171, 189 and HSL 194°, 37%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.

Colour values

#70ABBD#70ABBD
HEX#70ABBD
RGBrgb(112, 171, 189)
RGB (0–1)0.4392, 0.6706, 0.7412
RGB percentages43.9%, 67.1%, 74.1%
HSLhsl(194, 36.8%, 59%)
HSV / HSBhsv(194, 40.7%, 74.1%)
CMYK40.7%, 9.5%, 0%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,383,997
CSS custom property--colour: #70ABBD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36245WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness158.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.25:1
Contrast with white2.55:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.25:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A0A0A0
Inverted#8F5442

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9FA8BEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#949EBDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.8 from the original
Tritanopia#50B1B1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.55:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.25:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 10.9Sky blue · ΔE 13.9Light slate grey · ΔE 16.8Light steelblue · ΔE 17.6Light blue · ΔE 17.9Light skyblue · ΔE 18.9
Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 10.93, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BD8270
Analogous#70BDA9, #7084BD
Triadic#BD70AB, #ABBD70
Split complementary#BD7084, #BDA970
Tetradic#A970BD, #BD8270, #84BD70

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FCFDFD
Lighter +30%#D9E8ED
Lighter +20%#B6D4DD
Lighter +10%#93BFCD
Darker −10%#4F96AB
Darker −20%#3F7788
Darker −30%#2F5965
Darker −40%#1F3A42
More saturated +25%#56B9D7
Less saturated −25%#8A9DA3

Channel breakdown

R112
G171
B189
Red112 (43.9%)
Green171 (67.1%)
Blue189 (74.1%)
Hue194.03°
Saturation (HSL)36.84%
Lightness59.02%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 70 · G AB · B BD

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