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Recognised as Colour

#70CEE4

  • #70CEE4
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Sky blue

#70CEE4 is a cyan with RGB values 112, 206, 228 and HSL 191°, 68%, 67%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sky blue.

Colour values

#70CEE4#70CEE4
HEX#70CEE4
RGBrgb(112, 206, 228)
RGB (0–1)0.4392, 0.8078, 0.8941
RGB percentages43.9%, 80.8%, 89.4%
HSLhsl(191.4, 68.2%, 66.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(191.4, 50.9%, 89.4%)
CMYK50.9%, 9.6%, 0%, 10.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,392,996
CSS custom property--colour: #70CEE4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.53189WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness186 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.64:1
Contrast with white1.8:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.64:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BCBCBC
Inverted#8F311B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BEC9E5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#ACBBE4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 25.9 from the original
Tritanopia#24D7D5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.8:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.64:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sky blue · ΔE 7.5Light skyblue · ΔE 14.5Light blue · ΔE 14.9Powder blue · ΔE 16.1Pale turquoise · ΔE 18Medium turquoise · ΔE 19
Nearest named CSS colourSky blue (#87CEEB)ΔE 7.49, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E48670
Analogous#70E4C0, #7094E4
Triadic#E470CE, #CEE470
Split complementary#E47094, #E4C070
Tetradic#C070E4, #E48670, #94E470

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F1FAFC
Lighter +20%#C6EBF4
Lighter +10%#9BDDEC
Darker −10%#45BFDC
Darker −20%#26A9C8
Darker −30%#1E859D
Darker −40%#166172
More saturated +25%#5BDBF9
Less saturated −25%#85C1CF

Channel breakdown

R112
G206
B228
Red112 (43.9%)
Green206 (80.8%)
Blue228 (89.4%)
Hue191.38°
Saturation (HSL)68.24%
Lightness66.67%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 70 · G CE · B E4

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