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Colour

#169FFF

  • #169FFF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#169FFF is a blue with RGB values 22, 159, 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 Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#169FFF#169FFF
HEX#169FFF
RGBrgb(22, 159, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.0863, 0.6235, 1
RGB percentages8.6%, 62.4%, 100%
HSLhsl(204.7, 100%, 54.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(204.7, 91.4%, 100%)
CMYK91.4%, 37.6%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,482,751
CSS custom property--colour: #169FFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32187WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness149.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.44:1
Contrast with white2.82:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.44:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#898989
Inverted#E96000

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#70A4FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11 from the original
Deuteranopia#4D91FDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.2 from the original
Tritanopia#00B6C3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 52.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.82:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.44:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 11.6Dodgerblue · ΔE 12.1Deep skyblue · ΔE 24.9Steel blue · ΔE 27.4Royal blue · ΔE 31.2Light skyblue · ΔE 34.6
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 11.57, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FF7616
Analogous#16FFEA, #162BFF
Triadic#FF169F, #9FFF16
Split complementary#FF162B, #FFEA16
Tetradic#EA16FF, #FF7616, #2BFF16

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E2F3FF
Lighter +30%#AFDEFF
Lighter +20%#7CC9FF
Lighter +10%#49B4FF
Darker −10%#0085E2
Darker −20%#0067AF
Darker −30%#00497C
Darker −40%#002B49
More saturated +25%#169FFF
Less saturated −25%#339AE2

Channel breakdown

R22
G159
B255
Red22 (8.6%)
Green159 (62.4%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue204.72°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness54.31%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 16 · G 9F · B FF

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