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Recognised as Colour

#70DFEE

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

#70DFEE is a cyan with RGB values 112, 223, 238 and HSL 187°, 79%, 69%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sky blue.

Colour values

#70DFEE#70DFEE
HEX#70DFEE
RGBrgb(112, 223, 238)
RGB (0–1)0.4392, 0.8745, 0.9333
RGB percentages43.9%, 87.5%, 93.3%
HSLhsl(187.1, 78.8%, 68.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(187.1, 52.9%, 93.3%)
CMYK52.9%, 6.3%, 0%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,397,358
CSS custom property--colour: #70DFEE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.62393WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness198.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.48:1
Contrast with white1.56:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.48:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C8C8C8
Inverted#8F2011

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#CFD8EFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#BBC9EEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 30.9 from the original
Tritanopia#00E7E3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.56:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.48:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sky blue · ΔE 14.1Medium turquoise · ΔE 14.4Dark turquoise · ΔE 15Pale turquoise · ΔE 15.1Powder blue · ΔE 16.6Light blue · ΔE 17.7
Nearest named CSS colourSky blue (#87CEEB)ΔE 14.09, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EE7F70
Analogous#70EEBE, #70A0EE
Triadic#EE70DF, #DFEE70
Split complementary#EE70A0, #EEBE70
Tetradic#BE70EE, #EE7F70, #A0EE70

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F9FEFE
Lighter +20%#CBF3F9
Lighter +10%#9EE9F3
Darker −10%#42D5E9
Darker −20%#1AC6DE
Darker −30%#159EB0
Darker −40%#107582
More saturated +25%#5FECFF
Less saturated −25%#84D0DA

Channel breakdown

R112
G223
B238
Red112 (43.9%)
Green223 (87.5%)
Blue238 (93.3%)
Hue187.14°
Saturation (HSL)78.75%
Lightness68.63%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 70 · G DF · B EE

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