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Recognised as Colour

#699EBC

  • #699EBC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light slate grey

#699EBC is a blue with RGB values 105, 158, 188 and HSL 202°, 38%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light slate grey.

Colour values

#699EBC#699EBC
HEX#699EBC
RGBrgb(105, 158, 188)
RGB (0–1)0.4118, 0.6196, 0.7373
RGB percentages41.2%, 62%, 73.7%
HSLhsl(201.7, 38.2%, 57.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(201.7, 44.1%, 73.7%)
CMYK44.1%, 16%, 0%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,921,916
CSS custom property--colour: #699EBC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31088WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness148.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.22:1
Contrast with white2.91:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.22:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#959595
Inverted#966143

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#909DBEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#8493BCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14 from the original
Tritanopia#46A6A8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.91:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.22:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 14Steel blue · ΔE 16Slate grey · ΔE 16.1Cadetblue · ΔE 17Sky blue · ΔE 17.5Light skyblue · ΔE 18.8
Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 13.95, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BC8769
Analogous#69BCB0, #6975BC
Triadic#BC699E, #9EBC69
Split complementary#BC6975, #BCB069
Tetradic#B069BC, #BC8769, #75BC69

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F6F9FB
Lighter +30%#D3E2EB
Lighter +20%#B0CCDB
Lighter +10%#8CB5CC
Darker −10%#4B86A7
Darker −20%#3B6A84
Darker −30%#2B4D61
Darker −40%#1B313E
More saturated +25%#4EA6D7
Less saturated −25%#8496A1

Channel breakdown

R105
G158
B188
Red105 (41.2%)
Green158 (62%)
Blue188 (73.7%)
Hue201.69°
Saturation (HSL)38.25%
Lightness57.45%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 69 · G 9E · B BC

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