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Colour

#169EFF

  • #169EFF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dodgerblue

#169EFF is a blue with RGB values 22, 158, 255 and HSL 205°, 100%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dodgerblue.

Colour values

#169EFF#169EFF
HEX#169EFF
RGBrgb(22, 158, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.0863, 0.6196, 1
RGB percentages8.6%, 62%, 100%
HSLhsl(205, 100%, 54.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(205, 91.4%, 100%)
CMYK91.4%, 38%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,482,495
CSS custom property--colour: #169EFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31844WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness149 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.37:1
Contrast with white2.85:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.37:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#888888
Inverted#E96100

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6EA4FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#4A90FDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.9 from the original
Tritanopia#00B6C2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 53.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.85:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.37:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dodgerblue · ΔE 11.3Cornflower blue · ΔE 11.4Deep skyblue · ΔE 25.7Steel blue · ΔE 27.8Royal blue · ΔE 30.4Light skyblue · ΔE 35.3
Nearest named CSS colourDodgerblue (#1E90FF)ΔE 11.3, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FF7716
Analogous#16FFEB, #162AFF
Triadic#FF169E, #9EFF16
Split complementary#FF162A, #FFEB16
Tetradic#EB16FF, #FF7716, #2AFF16

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E2F3FF
Lighter +30%#AFDEFF
Lighter +20%#7CC8FF
Lighter +10%#49B3FF
Darker −10%#0084E2
Darker −20%#0066AF
Darker −30%#00487C
Darker −40%#002B49
More saturated +25%#169EFF
Less saturated −25%#3399E2

Channel breakdown

R22
G158
B255
Red22 (8.6%)
Green158 (62%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue204.98°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness54.31%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 16 · G 9E · B FF

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