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Colour

#699BF9

  • #699BF9
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#699BF9 is a blue with RGB values 105, 155, 249 and HSL 219°, 92%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#699BF9#699BF9
HEX#699BF9
RGBrgb(105, 155, 249)
RGB (0–1)0.4118, 0.6078, 0.9765
RGB percentages41.2%, 60.8%, 97.6%
HSLhsl(219.2, 92.3%, 69.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(219.2, 57.8%, 97.6%)
CMYK57.8%, 37.8%, 0%, 2.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,921,209
CSS custom property--colour: #699BF9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.33286WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness156.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.66:1
Contrast with white2.74:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.66:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#979797
Inverted#966406

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#73A3FDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#6096F7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.7 from the original
Tritanopia#00B0BEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 54.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.74:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.66:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 3.9Dodgerblue · ΔE 12.5Royal blue · ΔE 26.4Steel blue · ΔE 27.4Medium purple · ΔE 27.9Deep skyblue · ΔE 30.9
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 3.87, a close match
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F9C769
Analogous#69E3F9, #7F69F9
Triadic#F9699B, #9BF969
Split complementary#F97F69, #E3F969
Tetradic#F969E3, #F9C769, #69F97F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FCFDFF
Lighter +20%#CBDCFD
Lighter +10%#9ABCFB
Darker −10%#387AF7
Darker −20%#0A5AF2
Darker −30%#0848C1
Darker −40%#063690
More saturated +25%#6399FF
Less saturated −25%#7DA1E5

Channel breakdown

R105
G155
B249
Red105 (41.2%)
Green155 (60.8%)
Blue249 (97.6%)
Hue219.17°
Saturation (HSL)92.31%
Lightness69.41%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 69 · G 9B · B F9

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