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Recognised as Colour

#70AFFE

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

#70AFFE is a blue with RGB values 112, 175, 254 and HSL 213°, 99%, 72%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#70AFFE#70AFFE
HEX#70AFFE
RGBrgb(112, 175, 254)
RGB (0–1)0.4392, 0.6863, 0.9961
RGB percentages43.9%, 68.6%, 99.6%
HSLhsl(213.4, 98.6%, 71.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(213.4, 55.9%, 99.6%)
CMYK55.9%, 31.1%, 0%, 0.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,385,086
CSS custom property--colour: #70AFFE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.4126WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness170.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.25:1
Contrast with white2.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.25:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A7A7A7
Inverted#8F5001

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8FB4FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#7CA6FCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.5 from the original
Tritanopia#00C1CBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 47.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.27:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.25:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 11.8Deep skyblue · ΔE 20.1Dodgerblue · ΔE 22.6Steel blue · ΔE 23Light skyblue · ΔE 23.2Sky blue · ΔE 30.7
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 11.79, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FEBF70
Analogous#70F6FE, #7870FE
Triadic#FE70AF, #AFFE70
Split complementary#FE7870, #F6FE70
Tetradic#FE70F6, #FEBF70, #70FE78

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#D5E8FF
Lighter +10%#A3CBFE
Darker −10%#3D93FE
Darker −20%#0B76FD
Darker −30%#015FD4
Darker −40%#0148A1
More saturated +25%#6FAFFF
Less saturated −25%#82B1EC

Channel breakdown

R112
G175
B254
Red112 (43.9%)
Green175 (68.6%)
Blue254 (99.6%)
Hue213.38°
Saturation (HSL)98.61%
Lightness71.76%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 70 · G AF · B FE

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