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Colour

#699EFF

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

#699EFF is a blue with RGB values 105, 158, 255 and HSL 219°, 100%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#699EFF#699EFF
HEX#699EFF
RGBrgb(105, 158, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.4118, 0.6196, 1
RGB percentages41.2%, 62%, 100%
HSLhsl(218.8, 100%, 70.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(218.8, 58.8%, 100%)
CMYK58.8%, 38%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,921,983
CSS custom property--colour: #699EFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34677WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness159.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.94:1
Contrast with white2.65:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.94:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9A9A9A
Inverted#966100

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#75A7FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#6099FDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.7 from the original
Tritanopia#00B4C2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 56.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.65:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.94:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 5.7Dodgerblue · ΔE 11.7Royal blue · ΔE 26.2Medium purple · ΔE 28.2Steel blue · ΔE 29.1Deep skyblue · ΔE 31.3
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 5.71, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFCA69
Analogous#69E9FF, #7F69FF
Triadic#FF699E, #9EFF69
Split complementary#FF7F69, #E9FF69
Tetradic#FF69E9, #FFCA69, #69FF7F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#CFE0FF
Lighter +10%#9CBFFF
Darker −10%#367DFF
Darker −20%#035CFF
Darker −30%#0049CF
Darker −40%#00379C
More saturated +25%#699EFF
Less saturated −25%#7CA4EC

Channel breakdown

R105
G158
B255
Red105 (41.2%)
Green158 (62%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue218.8°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness70.59%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 69 · G 9E · B FF

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