Recognised as Colour

#699CA2

#699CA2
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Cadetblue

#699CA2 is a cyan with RGB values 105, 156, 162 and HSL 186°, 23%, 52%. 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

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HEX#699CA2

RGBrgb(105, 156, 162)

RGB (0–1)0.4118, 0.6118, 0.6353

RGB percentages41.2%, 61.2%, 63.5%

HSLhsl(186.3, 23.5%, 52.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(186.3, 35.2%, 63.5%)

CMYK35.2%, 3.7%, 0%, 36.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer6,921,378

CSS custom property--colour: #699CA2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29389WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness143.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.88:1

Contrast with white3.05:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.88:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#929292

Inverted#96635D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#9498A2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#8A90A2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.1 from the original

Tritanopia#53A09Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.05:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.88:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 4.5 Light slate grey · ΔE 14.3 Slate grey · ΔE 15.7 Dark cyan · ΔE 17.7 Teal · ΔE 18.6 Gray · ΔE 19.1

Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 4.45, a close match

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#A26F69

Analogous#69A28B, #6980A2

Triadic#A2699C, #9CA269

Split complementary#A26980, #A28B69

Tetradic#8B69A2, #A26F69, #80A269

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#E7EFF0

Lighter +30%#C7DADD

Lighter +20%#A8C6C9

Lighter +10%#88B1B6

Darker −10%#538085

Darker −20%#3F6266

Darker −30%#2C4446

Darker −40%#182527

More saturated +25%#4BB4C0

Less saturated −25%#858585

Channel breakdown

R105

G156

B162

Red105 (41.2%)

Green156 (61.2%)

Blue162 (63.5%)

Hue186.32°

Saturation (HSL)23.46%

Lightness52.35%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 69 · G 9C · B A2

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