#70CAEF#70CAEF
#70CAEF is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.519; OKLCH L 79.7% C 0.101 H 226.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.38:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #70CAEF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(112, 202, 239) |
| HSL | hsl(197, 80%, 69%) |
| HSV | hsv(197, 53%, 94%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(53.1%, 15.5%, 0%, 6.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(77.23, -16.90, -26.52) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(77.23, 31.45, 237.50°) |
| OKLab | oklab(79.68% -0.0689 -0.0737) |
| OKLCH | oklch(79.68% 0.101 226.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(43.3767, 51.9140, 89.3792) |
| Luminance | 0.5192 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Sky Blue
#87CEEB
ΔE00 2.83
Baby Blue
#89CFF0
ΔE00 2.84
Lightblue (survey)
#7BC8F6
ΔE00 3.77
Lightskyblue
#87CEFA
ΔE00 4.31
Bright Sky Blue
#02CCFE
ΔE00 4.74
Sky
#82CAFC
ΔE00 5.36
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#70CAEF #EF9570
analogous
#70EFD4 #70CAEF #708BEF
triadic
#70CAEF #EF70CA #CAEF70
tetradic
#70CAEF #D470EF #EF9570 #8BEF70
square
#70CAEF #D470EF #EF9570 #8BEF70
split-complementary
#70CAEF #EF708B #EFD470
monochromatic
#1798CE #39B6E9 #70CAEF #A7DEF5 #DEF3FB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.84
#70CAEF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.38
#70CAEF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #70CAEF
11.38:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##70CAEF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##70CAEF | 1.00 | 1.84 | 11.38 | 11.38 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.84 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.38 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.38 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B6C7F1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A4B9EF
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#0CD5D6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#BFBFBF
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #70caef; /* rgb */ color: rgb(112, 202, 239); /* oklch */ color: oklch(79.7% 0.101 226.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#a1daf4',
500: '#70caef',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #70caef; $custom-light: #a1daf4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#70caef",
"rgb": {
"r": 112,
"g": 202,
"b": 239
},
"hsl": {
"h": 197.48,
"s": 79.874,
"l": 68.824
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.79681,
"c": 0.10089,
"h": 226.9
},
"luminance": 0.51918
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#70CAEF
secondary
#C8643B
accent
#4709DC
background
#FCFEFF
surface
#F6FBFE
border
#D0D4D6
text
#101417
muted
#808385