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Recognised as Colour

#469CDD

  • #469CDD
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#469CDD is a blue with RGB values 70, 156, 221 and HSL 206°, 69%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#469CDD#469CDD
HEX#469CDD
RGBrgb(70, 156, 221)
RGB (0–1)0.2745, 0.6118, 0.8667
RGB percentages27.5%, 61.2%, 86.7%
HSLhsl(205.8, 68.9%, 57.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(205.8, 68.3%, 86.7%)
CMYK68.3%, 29.4%, 0%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,627,677
CSS custom property--colour: #469CDD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30299WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness146 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.06:1
Contrast with white2.97:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.06:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#8E8E8E
Inverted#B96322

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7F9EE0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#6A8FDCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.4 from the original
Tritanopia#00ACB3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 38.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.97:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.06:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 12.7Deep skyblue · ΔE 16.4Cornflower blue · ΔE 17Light skyblue · ΔE 22.2Dodgerblue · ΔE 27.6Sky blue · ΔE 27.6
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 12.67, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DD8746
Analogous#46DDD3, #4650DD
Triadic#DD469C, #9CDD46
Split complementary#DD4650, #DDD346
Tetradic#D346DD, #DD8746, #51DD46

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F2F8FD
Lighter +30%#C7E1F5
Lighter +20%#9CCAED
Lighter +10%#71B3E5
Darker −10%#2584CB
Darker −20%#1D68A0
Darker −30%#154C75
Darker −40%#0E3049
More saturated +25%#2BA0F8
Less saturated −25%#6198C2

Channel breakdown

R70
G156
B221
Red70 (27.5%)
Green156 (61.2%)
Blue221 (86.7%)
Hue205.83°
Saturation (HSL)68.95%
Lightness57.06%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 46 · G 9C · B DD

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