Colour

#1699DE

#1699DE
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#1699DE is a blue with RGB values 22, 153, 222 and HSL 201°, 82%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

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HEX#1699DE

RGBrgb(22, 153, 222)

RGB (0–1)0.0863, 0.6, 0.8706

RGB percentages8.6%, 60%, 87.1%

HSLhsl(200.7, 82%, 47.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(200.7, 90.1%, 87.1%)

CMYK90.1%, 31.1%, 0%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer1,481,182

CSS custom property--colour: #1699DE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28227WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness139.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.65:1

Contrast with white3.16:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.65:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#828282

Inverted#E96621

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#789AE1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#5D89DDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.4 from the original

Tritanopia#00AAB1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 39.4 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.16:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.65:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 14.6 Deep skyblue · ΔE 15.8 Cornflower blue · ΔE 18.2 Light skyblue · ΔE 25.2 Dodgerblue · ΔE 26.4 Sky blue · ΔE 30.5

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 14.63, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#DE5B16

Analogous#16DEBF, #1635DE

Triadic#DE1699, #99DE16

Split complementary#DE1635, #DEBF16

Tetradic#BF16DE, #DE5B16, #35DE16

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#C7E8F9

Lighter +30%#98D5F5

Lighter +20%#6AC2F0

Lighter +10%#3BAFEC

Darker −10%#1179B0

Darker −20%#0D5981

Darker −30%#083953

Darker −40%#041924

More saturated +25%#00A0F4

Less saturated −25%#3590C0

Channel breakdown

R22

G153

B222

Red22 (8.6%)

Green153 (60%)

Blue222 (87.1%)

Hue200.7°

Saturation (HSL)81.97%

Lightness47.84%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 16 · G 99 · B DE

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