Recognised as Colour

#0697C2

#0697C2
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#0697C2 is a cyan with RGB values 6, 151, 194 and HSL 194°, 94%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#0697C2#0697C2

HEX#0697C2

RGBrgb(6, 151, 194)

RGB (0–1)0.0235, 0.5922, 0.7608

RGB percentages2.4%, 59.2%, 76.1%

HSLhsl(193.7, 94%, 39.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(193.7, 96.9%, 76.1%)

CMYK96.9%, 22.2%, 0%, 23.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer432,066

CSS custom property--colour: #0697C2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26067WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness133 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.21:1

Contrast with white3.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.21:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#7B7B7B

Inverted#F9683D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#8094C4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#6A85C1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24.4 from the original

Tritanopia#00A3A5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.38:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.21:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 14.8 Deep skyblue · ΔE 18.2 Light skyblue · ΔE 22.9 Sky blue · ΔE 23.6 Cadetblue · ΔE 24.3 Light slate grey · ΔE 25.7

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 14.77, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#C23106

Analogous#06C28F, #0639C2

Triadic#C20697, #97C206

Split complementary#C20639, #C28F06

Tetradic#8F06C2, #C23106, #39C206

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#98E5FC

Lighter +30%#67D9FA

Lighter +20%#35CCF9

Lighter +10%#08BEF3

Darker −10%#047091

Darker −20%#034A5F

Darker −30%#01232E

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#009AC8

Less saturated −25%#1F89A9

Channel breakdown

G151

B194

Red6 (2.4%)

Green151 (59.2%)

Blue194 (76.1%)

Hue193.72°

Saturation (HSL)94%

Lightness39.22%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 06 · G 97 · B C2

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Colour values

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