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#70ace2

a light, vivid blue · cool · closest name: steelblue

RGB
112, 172, 226
HSL
208°, 66%, 66%
CMYK
50, 24, 0, 11
Luminance
0.3844

Every format

HEX#70ace2
RGBrgb(112, 172, 226)
HSLhsl(208, 66%, 66%)
CMYKcmyk(50%, 24%, 0%, 11%)
LABlab(68.3 -4.6 -33.2)
LCHlch(68.3 33.5 262.1)
OKLCHoklch(0.725 0.101 246.8)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #70ace2;
background-color: #70ace2;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#70ace2] bg-[#70ace2]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #70ace2;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.439, green: 0.675, blue: 0.886)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#70ace2")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#70ace2 on white: 2.42:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#70ace2 on black: 8.69:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red43.9%
Green67.5%
Blue88.6%

CMYK percentages

Cyan50.4%
Magenta23.9%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)11.4%

Color previews

#70ace2 text on a black background

contrast 8.69:1

Card sample

#70ace2 text on a white background

contrast 2.42:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #70ace2;
Background color
Panel with #70ace2 background
background-color: #70ace2;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #70ace2;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(112, 172, 226, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(112, 172, 226, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #70ace2;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #70ace2, #8070E2);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #70ace2

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #70ace2 in the Color Lab