#70AEDA#70AEDA
#70AEDA is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.388; OKLCH L 72.6% C 0.091 H 240.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.76:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #70AEDA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(112, 174, 218) |
| HSL | hsl(205, 59%, 65%) |
| HSV | hsv(205, 49%, 85%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(48.6%, 20.2%, 0%, 14.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.59, -8.05, -28.39) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.59, 29.51, 254.17°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.57% -0.0446 -0.079) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.57% 0.091 240.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(34.4686, 38.7762, 71.9843) |
| Luminance | 0.3878 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Sky Blue (survey)
#75BBFD
ΔE00 5.29
Lightblue (survey)
#7BC8F6
ΔE00 7.01
Carolina Blue
#8AB8FE
ΔE00 7.34
Sky
#82CAFC
ΔE00 7.49
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 7.70
Light Grey Blue
#9DBCD4
ΔE00 7.92
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#70AEDA #DA9C70
analogous
#70DAD1 #70AEDA #7079DA
triadic
#70AEDA #DA70AE #AEDA70
tetradic
#70AEDA #D170DA #DA9C70 #79DA70
square
#70AEDA #D170DA #DA9C70 #79DA70
split-complementary
#70AEDA #DA7079 #DAD170
monochromatic
#2B72A5 #3F92CD #70AEDA #A1CAE7 #D1E5F3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.40
#70AEDA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.76
#70AEDA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #70AEDA
8.76:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##70AEDA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##70AEDA | 1.00 | 2.40 | 8.76 | 8.76 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.40 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.76 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.76 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9BAEDC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8CA2D9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#3CB9BD
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A7A7A7
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #70aeda; /* rgb */ color: rgb(112, 174, 218); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.6% 0.091 240.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#9fc6e5',
500: '#70aeda',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #70aeda; $custom-light: #9fc6e5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#70aeda",
"rgb": {
"r": 112,
"g": 174,
"b": 218
},
"hsl": {
"h": 204.906,
"s": 58.889,
"l": 64.706
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72567,
"c": 0.0907,
"h": 240.6
},
"luminance": 0.38779
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#70AEDA
secondary
#E5D0C1
accent
#651FC7
background
#FAFCFE
surface
#F4F8FC
border
#CED1D5
text
#0F1315
muted
#7F8284