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Recognised as Colour

#699CFC

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

#699CFC is a blue with RGB values 105, 156, 252 and HSL 219°, 96%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#699CFC#699CFC
HEX#699CFC
RGBrgb(105, 156, 252)
RGB (0–1)0.4118, 0.6118, 0.9882
RGB percentages41.2%, 61.2%, 98.8%
HSLhsl(219.2, 96.1%, 70%)
HSV / HSBhsv(219.2, 58.3%, 98.8%)
CMYK58.3%, 38.1%, 0%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,921,468
CSS custom property--colour: #699CFC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.33808WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness157.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.76:1
Contrast with white2.71:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.76:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#989898
Inverted#966303

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#73A5FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5 from the original
Deuteranopia#6097FAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.7 from the original
Tritanopia#00B1C0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 55.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.71:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.76:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 4.9Dodgerblue · ΔE 11.8Royal blue · ΔE 25.9Medium purple · ΔE 27.7Steel blue · ΔE 28.5Deep skyblue · ΔE 31.5
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 4.95, a close match
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FCC969
Analogous#69E6FC, #7F69FC
Triadic#FC699C, #9CFC69
Split complementary#FC7F69, #E6FC69
Tetradic#FC69E6, #FCC969, #69FC7F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#CDDEFE
Lighter +10%#9BBDFD
Darker −10%#377BFB
Darker −20%#055AFA
Darker −30%#0448C8
Darker −40%#033696
More saturated +25%#669BFF
Less saturated −25%#7CA2E9

Channel breakdown

R105
G156
B252
Red105 (41.2%)
Green156 (61.2%)
Blue252 (98.8%)
Hue219.18°
Saturation (HSL)96.08%
Lightness70%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 69 · G 9C · B FC

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