Colour

#70D4EB

#70D4EB
Cyan
Light
Nearest: Sky blue

#70D4EB is a cyan with RGB values 112, 212, 235 and HSL 191°, 75%, 68%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sky blue.

Colour values

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HEX#70D4EB

RGBrgb(112, 212, 235)

RGB (0–1)0.4392, 0.8314, 0.9216

RGB percentages43.9%, 83.1%, 92.2%

HSLhsl(191.2, 75.5%, 68%)

HSV / HSBhsv(191.2, 52.3%, 92.2%)

CMYK52.3%, 9.8%, 0%, 7.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,394,539

CSS custom property--colour: #70D4EB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.5653WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness190.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.31:1

Contrast with white1.71:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black12.31:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C0C0C0

Inverted#8F2B14

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#C3CEECno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26 from the original

Deuteranopia#B0C0EBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 27.2 from the original

Tritanopia#0EDDDBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.71:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text12.31:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sky blue · ΔE 8.3 Light skyblue · ΔE 14.8 Light blue · ΔE 15.6 Powder blue · ΔE 16.5 Pale turquoise · ΔE 17.6 Dark turquoise · ΔE 18.8

Nearest named CSS colourSky blue (#87CEEB)ΔE 8.35, clearly different but related

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#EB8770

Analogous#70EBC5, #7096EB

Triadic#EB70D4, #D4EB70

Split complementary#EB7096, #EBC470

Tetradic#C570EB, #EB8770, #97EB70

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F6FCFE

Lighter +20%#C9EFF8

Lighter +10%#9DE1F1

Darker −10%#43C7E5

Darker −20%#1EB4D7

Darker −30%#188FAA

Darker −40%#12697D

More saturated +25%#5CE1FF

Less saturated −25%#84C7D7

Channel breakdown

R112

G212

B235

Red112 (43.9%)

Green212 (83.1%)

Blue235 (92.2%)

Hue191.22°

Saturation (HSL)75.46%

Lightness68.04%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 70 · G D4 · B EB

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