#70AEDB#70AEDB
#70AEDB is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.388; OKLCH L 72.6% C 0.092 H 241.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #70AEDB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(112, 174, 219) |
| HSL | hsl(205, 60%, 65%) |
| HSV | hsv(205, 49%, 86%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(48.9%, 20.5%, 0%, 14.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.63, -7.76, -28.88) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.63, 29.90, 254.96°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.61% -0.0442 -0.0804) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.61% 0.092 241.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(34.5998, 38.8287, 72.6755) |
| Luminance | 0.3883 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Sky Blue (survey)
#75BBFD
ΔE00 5.11
Lightblue (survey)
#7BC8F6
ΔE00 7.03
Carolina Blue
#8AB8FE
ΔE00 7.15
Sky
#82CAFC
ΔE00 7.47
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 7.92
Light Grey Blue
#9DBCD4
ΔE00 7.99
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#70AEDB #DB9D70
analogous
#70DBD3 #70AEDB #7078DB
triadic
#70AEDB #DB70AE #AEDB70
tetradic
#70AEDB #D370DB #DB9D70 #78DB70
square
#70AEDB #D370DB #DB9D70 #78DB70
split-complementary
#70AEDB #DB7078 #DBD370
monochromatic
#2A72A7 #3F92CF #70AEDB #A1CAE7 #D2E5F4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.40
#70AEDB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.77
#70AEDB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #70AEDB
8.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##70AEDB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##70AEDB | 1.00 | 2.40 | 8.77 | 8.77 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.40 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.77 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.77 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9AAEDD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8CA2DA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#3BB9BD
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A7A7A7
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #70aedb; /* rgb */ color: rgb(112, 174, 219); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.6% 0.092 241.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#9fc6e6',
500: '#70aedb',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #70aedb; $custom-light: #9fc6e6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#70aedb",
"rgb": {
"r": 112,
"g": 174,
"b": 219
},
"hsl": {
"h": 205.234,
"s": 59.777,
"l": 64.902
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7261,
"c": 0.09176,
"h": 241.2
},
"luminance": 0.38831
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#70AEDB
secondary
#E6D1C1
accent
#651EC7
background
#FAFCFE
surface
#F4F8FC
border
#CED1D5
text
#0F1316
muted
#7F8284