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Recognised as Colour

#70B7E3

  • #70B7E3
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light skyblue

#70B7E3 is a blue with RGB values 112, 183, 227 and HSL 203°, 67%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light skyblue.

Colour values

#70B7E3#70B7E3
HEX#70B7E3
RGBrgb(112, 183, 227)
RGB (0–1)0.4392, 0.7176, 0.8902
RGB percentages43.9%, 71.8%, 89%
HSLhsl(203, 67.3%, 66.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(203, 50.7%, 89%)
CMYK50.7%, 19.4%, 0%, 11%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,387,107
CSS custom property--colour: #70B7E3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.42858WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness171.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.57:1
Contrast with white2.19:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.57:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ABABAB
Inverted#8F481C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A3B6E5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#93AAE2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.9 from the original
Tritanopia#30C2C6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.19:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.57:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light skyblue · ΔE 8.3Sky blue · ΔE 11.8Deep skyblue · ΔE 15.5Light steelblue · ΔE 17.8Steel blue · ΔE 20.3Light blue · ΔE 21.4
Nearest named CSS colourLight skyblue (#87CEFA)ΔE 8.29, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E39C70
Analogous#70E3D6, #707DE3
Triadic#E370B7, #B7E370
Split complementary#E3707D, #E3D570
Tetradic#D670E3, #E39C70, #7EE370

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F0F7FC
Lighter +20%#C5E2F4
Lighter +10%#9BCCEB
Darker −10%#45A2DB
Darker −20%#2789C6
Darker −30%#1E6C9C
Darker −40%#164E71
More saturated +25%#5BBCF8
Less saturated −25%#85B2CE

Channel breakdown

R112
G183
B227
Red112 (43.9%)
Green183 (71.8%)
Blue227 (89%)
Hue202.96°
Saturation (HSL)67.25%
Lightness66.47%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 70 · G B7 · B E3

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