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Colour

#70BCC3

  • #70BCC3
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cadetblue

#70BCC3 is a cyan with RGB values 112, 188, 195 and HSL 185°, 41%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.

Colour values

#70BCC3#70BCC3
HEX#70BCC3
RGBrgb(112, 188, 195)
RGB (0–1)0.4392, 0.7373, 0.7647
RGB percentages43.9%, 73.7%, 76.5%
HSLhsl(185.1, 40.9%, 60.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(185.1, 42.6%, 76.5%)
CMYK42.6%, 3.6%, 0%, 23.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,388,355
CSS custom property--colour: #70BCC3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.43351WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness169.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.67:1
Contrast with white2.17:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.67:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ACACAC
Inverted#8F433C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B1B6C4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#A3ABC3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24 from the original
Tritanopia#49C1BEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.2 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 text9.67:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 11.4Sky blue · ΔE 14.5Light blue · ΔE 16.2Powder blue · ΔE 16.5Medium turquoise · ΔE 16.7Light seagreen · ΔE 17.5
Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 11.38, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C37770
Analogous#70C3A1, #7092C3
Triadic#C370BC, #BCC370
Split complementary#C37093, #C3A070
Tetradic#A170C3, #C37770, #93C370

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#DCEEF0
Lighter +20%#B8DEE1
Lighter +10%#94CDD2
Darker −10%#4CABB4
Darker −20%#3D8990
Darker −30%#2E676C
Darker −40%#1E4549
More saturated +25%#57D1DC
Less saturated −25%#89A7AA

Channel breakdown

R112
G188
B195
Red112 (43.9%)
Green188 (73.7%)
Blue195 (76.5%)
Hue185.06°
Saturation (HSL)40.89%
Lightness60.2%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 70 · G BC · B C3

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