Recognised as Colour
#569FAA
- #569FAA
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Cadetblue
#569FAA is a cyan with RGB values 86, 159, 170 and HSL 188°, 33%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.
Colour values
#569FAA#569FAA
HEX#569FAA
RGBrgb(86, 159, 170)
RGB (0–1)0.3373, 0.6235, 0.6667
RGB percentages33.7%, 62.4%, 66.7%
HSLhsl(187.9, 33.1%, 50.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(187.9, 49.4%, 66.7%)
CMYK49.4%, 6.5%, 0%, 33.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,676,970
CSS custom property--colour: #569FAA;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.29677WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness142.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.94:1
Contrast with white3.03:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.94:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#909090
Inverted#A96055
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.03:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.94:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#AA6156
Analogous#56AA8B, #5675AA
Triadic#AA569F, #9FAA56
Split complementary#AA5675, #AA8B56
Tetradic#8B56AA, #AA6156, #75AA56
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R86
G159
B170
Red86 (33.7%)
Green159 (62.4%)
Blue170 (66.7%)
Hue187.86°
Saturation (HSL)33.07%
Lightness50.2%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 56 · G 9F · B AA
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