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Recognised as Colour

#70B4FF

  • #70B4FF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#70B4FF is a blue with RGB values 112, 180, 255 and HSL 211°, 100%, 72%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#70B4FF#70B4FF
HEX#70B4FF
RGBrgb(112, 180, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.4392, 0.7059, 1
RGB percentages43.9%, 70.6%, 100%
HSLhsl(211.5, 100%, 72%)
HSV / HSBhsv(211.5, 56.1%, 100%)
CMYK56.1%, 29.4%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,386,367
CSS custom property--colour: #70B4FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.43307WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness173.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.66:1
Contrast with white2.17:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.66:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ABABAB
Inverted#8F4B00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#95B8FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#82AAFDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.3 from the original
Tritanopia#00C5CEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 45.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.17:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.66:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 14.9Deep skyblue · ΔE 17.4Light skyblue · ΔE 20Steel blue · ΔE 22.7Dodgerblue · ΔE 25.5Sky blue · ΔE 27.6
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 14.93, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFBB70
Analogous#70FCFF, #7370FF
Triadic#FF70B4, #B4FF70
Split complementary#FF7370, #FCFF70
Tetradic#FF70FC, #FFBB70, #70FF73

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#D6E9FF
Lighter +10%#A3CFFF
Darker −10%#3D99FF
Darker −20%#0A7FFF
Darker −30%#0066D6
Darker −40%#004EA3
More saturated +25%#70B4FF
Less saturated −25%#82B5ED

Channel breakdown

R112
G180
B255
Red112 (43.9%)
Green180 (70.6%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue211.47°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness71.96%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 70 · G B4 · B FF

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