#70B4E2#70B4E2
#70B4E2 is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.416; OKLCH L 74.2% C 0.096 H 239.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.32:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #70B4E2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(112, 180, 226) |
| HSL | hsl(204, 66%, 66%) |
| HSV | hsv(204, 50%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(50.4%, 20.4%, 0%, 11.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.58, -9.00, -29.70) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(70.58, 31.04, 253.15°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.24% -0.0488 -0.0827) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.24% 0.096 239.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.7259, 41.5753, 78.0263) |
| Luminance | 0.4158 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Sky Blue (survey)
#75BBFD
ΔE00 4.35
Lightblue (survey)
#7BC8F6
ΔE00 5.30
Sky
#82CAFC
ΔE00 5.84
Deepskyblue
#00BFFF
ΔE00 6.76
Lightskyblue
#87CEFA
ΔE00 6.80
Carolina Blue
#8AB8FE
ΔE00 7.26
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#70B4E2 #E29E70
analogous
#70E2D7 #70B4E2 #707BE2
triadic
#70B4E2 #E270B4 #B4E270
tetradic
#70B4E2 #D770E2 #E29E70 #7BE270
square
#70B4E2 #D770E2 #E29E70 #7BE270
split-complementary
#70B4E2 #E2707B #E2D770
monochromatic
#247AB3 #3D99D8 #70B4E2 #A3CFEC #D6E9F7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.25
#70B4E2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.32
#70B4E2 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #70B4E2
9.32:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##70B4E2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##70B4E2 | 1.00 | 2.25 | 9.32 | 9.32 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.25 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.32 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.32 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A0B3E4
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#90A7E1
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#32C0C3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ADADAD
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #70b4e2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(112, 180, 226); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.2% 0.096 239.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#a0caeb',
500: '#70b4e2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #70b4e2; $custom-light: #a0caeb; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#70b4e2",
"rgb": {
"r": 112,
"g": 180,
"b": 226
},
"hsl": {
"h": 204.211,
"s": 66.279,
"l": 66.275
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74241,
"c": 0.09606,
"h": 239.5
},
"luminance": 0.41578
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#70B4E2
secondary
#EAD3C4
accent
#6117CE
background
#FAFCFE
surface
#F4F8FD
border
#CED1D5
text
#0F1316
muted
#7F8284