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Recognised as Colour

#70BAFF

  • #70BAFF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Deep skyblue

#70BAFF is a blue with RGB values 112, 186, 255 and HSL 209°, 100%, 72%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Deep skyblue.

Colour values

#70BAFF#70BAFF
HEX#70BAFF
RGBrgb(112, 186, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.4392, 0.7294, 1
RGB percentages43.9%, 72.9%, 100%
HSLhsl(209, 100%, 72%)
HSV / HSBhsv(209, 56.1%, 100%)
CMYK56.1%, 27.1%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,387,903
CSS custom property--colour: #70BAFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.45783WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness177.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.16:1
Contrast with white2.07:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.16:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AFAFAF
Inverted#8F4500

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9DBCFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#8AAEFEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.5 from the original
Tritanopia#00CAD2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.07:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.16:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Deep skyblue · ΔE 14.1Light skyblue · ΔE 15.8Cornflower blue · ΔE 19.2Steel blue · ΔE 22.7Sky blue · ΔE 23.4Light steelblue · ΔE 26.4
Nearest named CSS colourDeep skyblue (#00BFFF)ΔE 14.11, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFB570
Analogous#70FFFD, #7072FF
Triadic#FF70BA, #BAFF70
Split complementary#FF7072, #FFFD70
Tetradic#FD70FF, #FFB570, #72FF70

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#D6EBFF
Lighter +10%#A3D3FF
Darker −10%#3DA1FF
Darker −20%#0A89FF
Darker −30%#006FD6
Darker −40%#0054A3
More saturated +25%#70BAFF
Less saturated −25%#82B9ED

Channel breakdown

R112
G186
B255
Red112 (43.9%)
Green186 (72.9%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue208.95°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness71.96%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 70 · G BA · B FF

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