Recognised as Colour
#469CB1
- #469CB1
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Cadetblue
#469CB1 is a cyan with RGB values 70, 156, 177 and HSL 192°, 43%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.
Colour values
#469CB1#469CB1
HEX#469CB1
RGBrgb(70, 156, 177)
RGB (0–1)0.2745, 0.6118, 0.6941
RGB percentages27.5%, 61.2%, 69.4%
HSLhsl(191.8, 43.3%, 48.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(191.8, 60.5%, 69.4%)
CMYK60.5%, 11.9%, 0%, 30.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,627,633
CSS custom property--colour: #469CB1;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.28253WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness139 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#8B8B8B
Inverted#B9634E
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever 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
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#B15B46
Analogous#46B190, #4667B1
Triadic#B1469C, #9CB146
Split complementary#B14667, #B19046
Tetradic#9046B1, #B15B46, #67B146
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R70
G156
B177
Red70 (27.5%)
Green156 (61.2%)
Blue177 (69.4%)
Hue191.78°
Saturation (HSL)43.32%
Lightness48.43%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 46 · G 9C · B B1
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