Recognised as Colour

#469BB3

#469BB3
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Cadetblue

#469BB3 is a cyan with RGB values 70, 155, 179 and HSL 193°, 44%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.

Colour values

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HEX#469BB3

RGBrgb(70, 155, 179)

RGB (0–1)0.2745, 0.6078, 0.702

RGB percentages27.5%, 60.8%, 70.2%

HSLhsl(193.2, 43.8%, 48.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(193.2, 60.9%, 70.2%)

CMYK60.9%, 13.4%, 0%, 29.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,627,379

CSS custom property--colour: #469BB3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27999WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness138.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.6:1

Contrast with white3.18:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.6:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#8B8B8B

Inverted#B9644C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#8C97B4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#7C8BB3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.7 from the original

Tritanopia#00A3A3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.18:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.6:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 12.9 Dark cyan · ΔE 18.3 Light slate grey · ΔE 18.9 Teal · ΔE 19.6 Sky blue · ΔE 19.7 Steel blue · ΔE 20.1

Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 12.88, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#B35E46

Analogous#46B394, #4665B3

Triadic#B3469B, #9BB346

Split complementary#B34665, #B39446

Tetradic#9446B3, #B35E46, #65B346

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#D6E9EF

Lighter +30%#B1D6E1

Lighter +20%#8DC3D2

Lighter +10%#68B0C4

Darker −10%#387B8E

Darker −20%#295C6A

Darker −30%#1B3C45

Darker −40%#0D1C20

More saturated +25%#27ACD2

Less saturated −25%#658A94

Channel breakdown

R70

G155

B179

Red70 (27.5%)

Green155 (60.8%)

Blue179 (70.2%)

Hue193.21°

Saturation (HSL)43.78%

Lightness48.82%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 46 · G 9B · B B3

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