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Recognised as Colour

#70C6CF

  • #70C6CF
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Sky blue

#70C6CF is a cyan with RGB values 112, 198, 207 and HSL 186°, 50%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sky blue.

Colour values

#70C6CF#70C6CF
HEX#70C6CF
RGBrgb(112, 198, 207)
RGB (0–1)0.4392, 0.7765, 0.8118
RGB percentages43.9%, 77.6%, 81.2%
HSLhsl(185.7, 49.7%, 62.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(185.7, 45.9%, 81.2%)
CMYK45.9%, 4.3%, 0%, 18.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,390,927
CSS custom property--colour: #70C6CF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.48338WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness177.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.67:1
Contrast with white1.97:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.67:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B4B4B4
Inverted#8F3930

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BAC0D0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#AAB4CFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 25.9 from the original
Tritanopia#3ECCC8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.97:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.67:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sky blue · ΔE 13Medium turquoise · ΔE 14.5Powder blue · ΔE 15.3Cadetblue · ΔE 15.3Light blue · ΔE 15.5Dark turquoise · ΔE 16.5
Nearest named CSS colourSky blue (#87CEEB)ΔE 13.03, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CF7970
Analogous#70CFA9, #7096CF
Triadic#CF70C6, #C6CF70
Split complementary#CF7096, #CFA970
Tetradic#A970CF, #CF7970, #97CF70

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E3F4F5
Lighter +20%#BCE4E9
Lighter +10%#96D5DC
Darker −10%#4AB7C2
Darker −20%#3798A2
Darker −30%#2A747C
Darker −40%#1D5156
More saturated +25%#58D9E7
Less saturated −25%#88B3B7

Channel breakdown

R112
G198
B207
Red112 (43.9%)
Green198 (77.6%)
Blue207 (81.2%)
Hue185.68°
Saturation (HSL)49.74%
Lightness62.55%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 70 · G C6 · B CF

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