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Recognised as Colour

#699FA7

  • #699FA7
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cadetblue

#699FA7 is a cyan with RGB values 105, 159, 167 and HSL 188°, 26%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.

Colour values

#699FA7#699FA7
HEX#699FA7
RGBrgb(105, 159, 167)
RGB (0–1)0.4118, 0.6235, 0.6549
RGB percentages41.2%, 62.4%, 65.5%
HSLhsl(187.7, 26.1%, 53.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(187.7, 37.1%, 65.5%)
CMYK37.1%, 4.8%, 0%, 34.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,922,151
CSS custom property--colour: #699FA7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3059WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness146 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.12:1
Contrast with white2.95:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.12:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#949494
Inverted#966058

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#979BA8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#8C93A7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.5 from the original
Tritanopia#51A3A1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.95:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.12:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 4.8Light slate grey · ΔE 14.9Slate grey · ΔE 16.5Dark cyan · ΔE 18Teal · ΔE 19.2Dark grey · ΔE 19.8
Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 4.76, a close match
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A77169
Analogous#69A790, #6980A7
Triadic#A7699F, #9FA769
Split complementary#A76980, #A79069
Tetradic#9069A7, #A77169, #80A769

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EAF1F2
Lighter +30%#C9DDE0
Lighter +20%#A9C8CD
Lighter +10%#89B4BA
Darker −10%#52848B
Darker −20%#3F656B
Darker −30%#2C474B
Darker −40%#19292B
More saturated +25%#4BB5C5
Less saturated −25%#878989

Channel breakdown

R105
G159
B167
Red105 (41.2%)
Green159 (62.4%)
Blue167 (65.5%)
Hue187.74°
Saturation (HSL)26.05%
Lightness53.33%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 69 · G 9F · B A7

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