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Recognised as Colour

#70AEF9

  • #70AEF9
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#70AEF9 is a blue with RGB values 112, 174, 249 and HSL 213°, 92%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#70AEF9#70AEF9
HEX#70AEF9
RGBrgb(112, 174, 249)
RGB (0–1)0.4392, 0.6824, 0.9765
RGB percentages43.9%, 68.2%, 97.6%
HSLhsl(212.8, 91.9%, 70.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(212.8, 55%, 97.6%)
CMYK55%, 30.1%, 0%, 2.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,384,825
CSS custom property--colour: #70AEF9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.40556WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness169.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.11:1
Contrast with white2.3:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.11:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A6A6A6
Inverted#8F5106

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8FB2FCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7 from the original
Deuteranopia#7EA5F7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.9 from the original
Tritanopia#05BFC9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 45.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.3:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.11:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 12.9Deep skyblue · ΔE 19Steel blue · ΔE 21.3Light skyblue · ΔE 21.5Dodgerblue · ΔE 24.3Sky blue · ΔE 28.8
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 12.86, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F9BB70
Analogous#70F3F9, #7670F9
Triadic#F970AE, #AEF970
Split complementary#F97670, #F3F970
Tetradic#F970F3, #F9BB70, #70F976

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#D2E5FD
Lighter +10%#A1CAFB
Darker −10%#3F92F7
Darker −20%#0E77F5
Darker −30%#085FC8
Darker −40%#064897
More saturated +25%#6AADFF
Less saturated −25%#83B0E6

Channel breakdown

R112
G174
B249
Red112 (43.9%)
Green174 (68.2%)
Blue249 (97.6%)
Hue212.85°
Saturation (HSL)91.95%
Lightness70.78%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 70 · G AE · B F9

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