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Recognised as Colour

#699DE3

  • #699DE3
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#699DE3 is a blue with RGB values 105, 157, 227 and HSL 214°, 69%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#699DE3#699DE3
HEX#699DE3
RGBrgb(105, 157, 227)
RGB (0–1)0.4118, 0.6157, 0.8902
RGB percentages41.2%, 61.6%, 89%
HSLhsl(214.4, 68.5%, 65.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(214.4, 53.7%, 89%)
CMYK53.7%, 30.8%, 0%, 11%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,921,699
CSS custom property--colour: #699DE3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32663WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness153.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.53:1
Contrast with white2.79:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.53:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#979797
Inverted#96621C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#81A1E6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#7295E2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.9 from the original
Tritanopia#20ADB6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.79:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.53:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 11.1Steel blue · ΔE 15.7Deep skyblue · ΔE 22.1Light skyblue · ΔE 24.1Dodgerblue · ΔE 24.3Light steelblue · ΔE 29.6
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 11.13, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E3AF69
Analogous#69DAE3, #7269E3
Triadic#E3699D, #9DE369
Split complementary#E37269, #DAE369
Tetradic#E369DA, #E3AF69, #69E372

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EAF1FB
Lighter +20%#BFD5F3
Lighter +10%#94B9EB
Darker −10%#3E81DB
Darker −20%#2467C2
Darker −30%#1C5097
Darker −40%#143A6C
More saturated +25%#539AF9
Less saturated −25%#7FA0CD

Channel breakdown

R105
G157
B227
Red105 (41.2%)
Green157 (61.6%)
Blue227 (89%)
Hue214.43°
Saturation (HSL)68.54%
Lightness65.1%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 69 · G 9D · B E3

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