Recognised as Colour
#069CB4
- #069CB4
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark cyan
#069CB4 is a cyan with RGB values 6, 156, 180 and HSL 188°, 94%, 36%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark cyan.
Colour values
#069CB4#069CB4
HEX#069CB4
RGBrgb(6, 156, 180)
RGB (0–1)0.0235, 0.6118, 0.7059
RGB percentages2.4%, 61.2%, 70.6%
HSLhsl(188.3, 93.5%, 36.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(188.3, 96.7%, 70.6%)
CMYK96.7%, 13.3%, 0%, 29.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer433,332
CSS custom property--colour: #069CB4;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.27111WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness134.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.42:1
Contrast with white3.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.42:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7E7E7E
Inverted#F9634B
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.27:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.42:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#B41E06
Analogous#06B475, #0645B4
Triadic#B4069C, #9CB406
Split complementary#B40645, #B47506
Tetradic#7506B4, #B41E06, #45B406
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R6
G156
B180
Red6 (2.4%)
Green156 (61.2%)
Blue180 (70.6%)
Hue188.28°
Saturation (HSL)93.55%
Lightness36.47%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 06 · G 9C · B B4
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