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#70B6DB Color

#70B6DB is rgb(112, 182, 219) in RGB, hsl(201, 60%, 65%) in HSL, and about cmyk(49%, 17%, 0%, 14%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Aero (#7CB9E8), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.35. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#70B6DB
HEX#70B6DB
RGBrgb(112, 182, 219)
HSLhsl(201, 60%, 65%)
HSVhsv(201, 49%, 86%)
CMYKcmyk(49%, 17%, 0%, 14%)
OKLCHoklch(74.4% 0.089 232.8)
LABlab(70.48% -15.36 -25.98)
LCHlch(70.48% 30.18 239.41)

What #70B6DB Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #70B6DB, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Aero#7CB9E8ΔE 6.35Iceberg#71A6D2ΔE 8.18Moonstone Blue#73A9C2ΔE 8.56Maximum Blue#47ABCCΔE 8.87Baby Blue#89CFF0ΔE 9.26Blizzard Blue#50BFE6ΔE 9.32

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every blue in the library.

#70B6DB Channel Values

How #70B6DB breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 112 · G 182 · B 2198-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 201° · S 60% · L 65%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 201° · S 49% · V 86%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 49% · M 17% · Y 0% · K 14%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.23:1 vs white · 9.4:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #70B6DB background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text2.23:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.4:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #70B6DB in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #70B6DB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #70B6DB; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#70B6DB
Complementary
#DB9670
Analogous
#70DBCB
Analogous
#7080DB
Triadic
#DB70B6
Triadic
#B6DB70
Split comp.
#DB7080
Split comp.
#DBCB70

Tints & Shades of #70B6DB

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#85C0E0
#95C9E4
#A9D3EA
#BEDEEF
#D2E8F4
#E2F0F8

Shades

#4BA3D2
#3190C4
#28759F
#1F5A7A
#153F56
#0D2735

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #70B6DB.

How #70B6DB Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#70B6DB
Protanopia#ADADDB
Protanomaly#98B0DB
Deuteranopia#A3A3DC
Deuteranomaly#91ABDC
Tritanopia#65BBBB
Tritanomaly#6AB9C9
Achromatopsia#ADADAD

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #70B6DB in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-70b6db: #70B6DB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #70B6DB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-70b6db': '#70B6DB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.439, green: 0.714, blue: 0.859)
Android XML<color name="color_70b6db">#70B6DB</color>
SVG fillfill="#70B6DB"

More Blue Colors

#70B6DB sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#70B6DB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #70B6DB?

#70B6DB is a light blue — rgb(112, 182, 219) in RGB and hsl(201, 60%, 65%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Aero (#7CB9E8), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.35.

What is the RGB value of #70B6DB?

#70B6DB is rgb(112, 182, 219) — red 112, green 182, and blue 219 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #70B6DB?

#70B6DB converts to approximately cmyk(49%, 17%, 0%, 14%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #70B6DB be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #70B6DB scores 2.23:1 against white and 9.4:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #70B6DB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #70B6DB is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is lightskyblue (#87CEFA) at a CIE76 distance of 9.39, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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