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#70d0fa color: Heisenberg Blue

#70d0fa is rgb(112, 208, 250) in RGB and oklch(81.462% 0.10831 228.685) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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198°
100%

81.5%
0.108
229°
  • Sky blue
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Pastel
  • Cool
  • ≈ Baby blue
  • sky-300
  • Black 2%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
1.74:1Hard to read
Lc -35
Black text
12.09:1Readable · AA
Lc 73

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About #70d0fa

#70d0fa is a pastel light sky blue color. In OKLCH it has 81.5% lightness, 0.108 chroma and a hue of 229°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 1.74:1 contrast and black text 12.09:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Heisenberg Blue (#70d4fb). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-300.

More light sky blue colors

Lighter: #70d0fa mixed with white

  1. 70d0fa
  2. 81d5fb
  3. 91dafc
  4. a0dffc
  5. aee3fd
  6. bce8fd
  7. caedfe
  8. d7f1fe
  9. e5f6ff
  10. f2fbff

Darker: #70d0fa mixed with black

  1. 70d0fa
  2. 60b5d9
  3. 519aba
  4. 43809b
  5. 35677d
  6. 274f61
  7. 1a3946
  8. 0e232d
  9. 041015
  10. 010203

Calmer: #70d0fa with less saturation

  1. 70d0fa
  2. 7bcff5
  3. 85ceef
  4. 8ecdea
  5. 96cbe4
  6. 9fcadf
  7. a6c8d9
  8. aec7d3
  9. b5c5ce
  10. bcc4c8

Questions about #70d0fa

What color is #70d0fa?

#70d0fa is pastel light sky blue. The closest named color is Heisenberg Blue. In RGB it is rgb(112, 208, 250), in HSL hsl(198.26, 93.24%, 70.98%) and in OKLCH oklch(81.462% 0.10831 228.685).

What colors go well with #70d0fa?

The complementary color of #70d0fa is #fcad83. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #5ed8dc and #97c4ff. The triadic partners are #f7a5ce and #c8c873.

Is white or black text more readable on #70d0fa?

Black text reads better on #70d0fa: white gives a contrast ratio of 1.74:1 and black gives 12.09:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #70d0fa a warm or cool color?

#70d0fa is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 229 degrees, its lightness 81.5% and its chroma 0.108.