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Colour

#70CCFF

  • #70CCFF
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light skyblue

#70CCFF is a blue with RGB values 112, 204, 255 and HSL 201°, 100%, 72%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light skyblue.

Colour values

#70CCFF#70CCFF
HEX#70CCFF
RGBrgb(112, 204, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.4392, 0.8, 1
RGB percentages43.9%, 80%, 100%
HSLhsl(201.4, 100%, 72%)
HSV / HSBhsv(201.4, 56.1%, 100%)
CMYK56.1%, 20%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,392,511
CSS custom property--colour: #70CCFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.5385WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness188.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.77:1
Contrast with white1.78:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.77:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BCBCBC
Inverted#8F3300

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B4CAFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#A0BBFEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.3 from the original
Tritanopia#00D9DDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.78:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.77:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light skyblue · ΔE 5.6Deep skyblue · ΔE 11.7Sky blue · ΔE 12.2Light steelblue · ΔE 21.7Light blue · ΔE 22.6Powder blue · ΔE 26.5
Nearest named CSS colourLight skyblue (#87CEFA)ΔE 5.59, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFA370
Analogous#70FFEA, #7085FF
Triadic#FF70CC, #CCFF70
Split complementary#FF7084, #FFEA70
Tetradic#EB70FF, #FFA370, #84FF70

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#D6F0FF
Lighter +10%#A3DEFF
Darker −10%#3DBAFF
Darker −20%#0AA8FF
Darker −30%#008AD6
Darker −40%#0069A3
More saturated +25%#70CCFF
Less saturated −25%#82C7ED

Channel breakdown

R112
G204
B255
Red112 (43.9%)
Green204 (80%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue201.4°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness71.96%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 70 · G CC · B FF

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