Spanish Blue (#0070B8)

HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK values + mood/style/use-case color tags. Use this page to keep your colors consistent across web and print.

Preview

Sample Text
This is how text may look on this color.
Best text color: #FFFFFF
Contrast vs white: 5.24:1 — vs black: 4.01:1

Color values

  • HEX #0070B8
  • RGB rgb(0, 112, 184)
  • HSL hsl(203, 100%, 72%)
  • CMYK cmyk( 100, 39.13, 0, 27.84 )

Tags

Tip: tags are heuristic suggestions (helpful for browsing and inspiration).

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #0070B8 based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

The color directly opposite on the color wheel — creates maximum contrast and vibrance.

Spanish Blue
#0070B8 Base
#B84800
Analogous

Colors adjacent on the wheel — naturally harmonious and pleasing to the eye.

Spanish Blue
#0070B8 Base
#00B8A4
#0014B8
Triadic

Three colors equally spaced 120° apart — bold, balanced, and visually rich.

Spanish Blue
#0070B8 Base
#B80070
#70B800
Split-Complementary

Two colors flanking the complement — high contrast with less tension than full complementary.

Spanish Blue
#0070B8 Base
#B80014
#B8A400
Tetradic (Square)

Four colors at 90° intervals — rich variety, best when one color dominates.

Spanish Blue
#0070B8 Base
#A400B8
#B84800
#14B800
Monochromatic

Shades and tints of the same hue — cohesive, elegant, and easy to work with.

Spanish Blue
#0070B8 Base
#00131F
#00416B
#00578F
#0089E1
#059DFF
#52BBFF
Shades & Tints

Darker shades and lighter tints of Spanish Blue, generated by adjusting lightness while keeping the same hue and saturation.

Shades (darker)

#00101A
#002339
#003659
#004979
#005D98
Spanish Blue #0070B8 Base
#0095F4
#31AEFF
#6DC6FF
#A9DEFF
#E6F5FF
CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #0070B8. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

CSS Properties
/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #0070B8;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #0070B8;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #0070B8;
}
CSS Gradient
/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #0070B8,
        #FFA971
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #0070B8,
        #FFA971
    );
}
SCSS Variable
// SCSS variable
$spanish-blue: #0070B8;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$spanish-blue-r: 0;
$spanish-blue-g: 112;
$spanish-blue-b: 184;

// Usage
.element {
    background-color: $spanish-blue;
    color: rgba($spanish-blue-r, $spanish-blue-g, $spanish-blue-b, 0.8);
}
Color Blindness Simulation

How Spanish Blue appears to people with different types of color vision deficiency.

Normal Vision #0070B8 How the color appears with full color vision.
Deuteranopia #5F5FB9 Deuteranopia affects ~8% of males. Green cones are absent, making it difficult to distinguish red from green. The most common form of color blindness.
Protanopia #6A6AB8 Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.
Tritanopia #007C7C Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.
Achromatopsia #6C6C6C Achromatopsia is complete color blindness. The world is seen entirely in shades of grey. Affects ~1 in 30,000 people.
Similar Named Colors

The closest named colors to Spanish Blue ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

Spanish Blue #0070B8 Base
French Blue #0072BB ΔE 0.77
Honolulu Blue #006DB0 ΔE 1.39
Ocean Boat Blue #0077BE ΔE 2.66
True Blue #0073CF ΔE 3.24

How to use this color

  1. Copy HEX for CSS and design tools, or RGB/HSL for UI adjustments.
  2. Use CMYK when preparing print assets (posters, packaging, brochures).
  3. Check contrast before using it for text or important UI elements.