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#70CBFF Color

#70CBFF is rgb(112, 203, 255) in RGB, hsl(202, 100%, 72%) in HSL, and about cmyk(56%, 20%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Maya Blue (#73C2FB), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.09. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#70CBFF
HEX#70CBFF
RGBrgb(112, 203, 255)
HSLhsl(202, 100%, 72%)
HSVhsv(202, 56%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(56%, 20%, 0%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(80.6% 0.114 235.6)
LABlab(77.57% -17.28 -34.49)
LCHlch(77.57% 38.58 243.38)

What #70CBFF 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 #70CBFF, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Maya Blue#73C2FBΔE 5.09Light Sky Blue#87CEFAΔE 6.34Pale Cyan#87D3F8ΔE 9Aero#7CB9E8ΔE 9.32Blizzard Blue#50BFE6ΔE 9.85Very Light Azure#74BBFBΔE 10.07

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

#70CBFF Channel Values

How #70CBFF 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 203 · B 2558-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 202° · S 100% · L 72%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 202° · S 56% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 56% · M 20% · Y 0% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.8:1 vs white · 11.68:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #70CBFF 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 text1.8:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.68:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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

Colors That Go With #70CBFF

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

Base
#70CBFF
Complementary
#FFA570
Analogous
#70FFEC
Analogous
#7083FF
Triadic
#FF70CB
Triadic
#CBFF70
Split comp.
#FF7083
Split comp.
#FFEC70

Tints & Shades of #70CBFF

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

#85D2FF
#94D8FF
#A8DFFF
#BDE7FF
#D1EEFF
#E0F4FF

Shades

#3DB8FF
#0FA7FF
#008BDB
#006BA8
#004A75
#002D47

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

How #70CBFF 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#70CBFF
Protanopia#BFBFFF
Protanomaly#A5C4FF
Deuteranopia#B3B3FF
Deuteranomaly#9DBDFF
Tritanopia#5ED3D3
Tritanomaly#65D0E6
Achromatopsia#C1C1C1

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #70CBFF in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-70cbff: #70CBFF;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #70CBFF;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-70cbff': '#70CBFF' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.439, green: 0.796, blue: 1.000)
Android XML<color name="color_70cbff">#70CBFF</color>
SVG fillfill="#70CBFF"

More Blue Colors

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

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#70CBFF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #70CBFF?

#70CBFF is a light blue — rgb(112, 203, 255) in RGB and hsl(202, 100%, 72%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Maya Blue (#73C2FB), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.09.

What is the RGB value of #70CBFF?

#70CBFF is rgb(112, 203, 255) — red 112, green 203, and blue 255 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #70CBFF?

#70CBFF converts to approximately cmyk(56%, 20%, 0%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #70CBFF be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #70CBFF scores 1.8:1 against white and 11.68:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

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

No. #70CBFF 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 6.34, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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