Recognised as Colour
#469DA5
- #469DA5
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Cadetblue
#469DA5 is a cyan with RGB values 70, 157, 165 and HSL 185°, 40%, 46%. 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
#469DA5#469DA5
HEX#469DA5
RGBrgb(70, 157, 165)
RGB (0–1)0.2745, 0.6157, 0.6471
RGB percentages27.5%, 61.6%, 64.7%
HSLhsl(185.1, 40.4%, 46.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(185.1, 57.6%, 64.7%)
CMYK57.6%, 4.8%, 0%, 35.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,627,877
CSS custom property--colour: #469DA5;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.28133WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness138 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.63:1
Contrast with white3.17:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.63:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8B8B8B
Inverted#B9625A
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.17:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.63:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A54E46
Analogous#46A57E, #466DA5
Triadic#A5469D, #9DA546
Split complementary#A5466D, #A57E46
Tetradic#7E46A5, #A54E46, #6DA546
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R70
G157
B165
Red70 (27.5%)
Green157 (61.6%)
Blue165 (64.7%)
Hue185.05°
Saturation (HSL)40.43%
Lightness46.08%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 46 · G 9D · B A5
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