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Colour

#699BC4

  • #699BC4
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#699BC4 is a blue with RGB values 105, 155, 196 and HSL 207°, 44%, 59%. 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

#699BC4#699BC4
HEX#699BC4
RGBrgb(105, 155, 196)
RGB (0–1)0.4118, 0.6078, 0.7686
RGB percentages41.2%, 60.8%, 76.9%
HSLhsl(207, 43.5%, 59%)
HSV / HSBhsv(207, 46.4%, 76.9%)
CMYK46.4%, 20.9%, 0%, 23.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,921,156
CSS custom property--colour: #699BC4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30431WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness147.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.09:1
Contrast with white2.96:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.09:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#939393
Inverted#96643B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8A9BC6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#7E92C3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.6 from the original
Tritanopia#41A5A9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.96:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.09:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 11.3Light slate grey · ΔE 16.7Slate grey · ΔE 18.6Light skyblue · ΔE 18.6Sky blue · ΔE 20.2Light steelblue · ΔE 20.3
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 11.31, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C49269
Analogous#69C4C0, #696EC4
Triadic#C4699B, #9BC469
Split complementary#C4696E, #C4BF69
Tetradic#BF69C4, #C49269, #6EC469

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FBFDFE
Lighter +30%#D7E4EF
Lighter +20%#B2CCE1
Lighter +10%#8EB3D2
Darker −10%#4782B3
Darker −20%#38688F
Darker −30%#2A4D6A
Darker −40%#1B3346
More saturated +25%#4F9EDE
Less saturated −25%#8398AA

Channel breakdown

R105
G155
B196
Red105 (41.2%)
Green155 (60.8%)
Blue196 (76.9%)
Hue207.03°
Saturation (HSL)43.54%
Lightness59.02%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 69 · G 9B · B C4

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