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Recognised as Colour

#699FE6

  • #699FE6
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#699FE6 is a blue with RGB values 105, 159, 230 and HSL 214°, 71%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#699FE6#699FE6
HEX#699FE6
RGBrgb(105, 159, 230)
RGB (0–1)0.4118, 0.6235, 0.902
RGB percentages41.2%, 62.4%, 90.2%
HSLhsl(214.1, 71.4%, 65.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(214.1, 54.3%, 90.2%)
CMYK54.3%, 30.9%, 0%, 9.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,922,214
CSS custom property--colour: #699FE6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.33513WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness155.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.7:1
Contrast with white2.73:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.7:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#999999
Inverted#966019

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#82A3E9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#7397E5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7 from the original
Tritanopia#18AFB8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 43.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.73:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.7:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 11Steel blue · ΔE 16.4Deep skyblue · ΔE 21.6Light skyblue · ΔE 23.8Dodgerblue · ΔE 24Light steelblue · ΔE 29.7
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 10.97, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E6B069
Analogous#69DDE6, #7269E6
Triadic#E6699F, #9FE669
Split complementary#E67269, #DDE669
Tetradic#E669DD, #E6B069, #69E672

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#ECF3FC
Lighter +20%#C0D7F5
Lighter +10%#95BBED
Darker −10%#3D83DF
Darker −20%#2169C8
Darker −30%#1A529C
Darker −40%#133B70
More saturated +25%#539CFC
Less saturated −25%#7FA2D0

Channel breakdown

R105
G159
B230
Red105 (41.2%)
Green159 (62.4%)
Blue230 (90.2%)
Hue214.08°
Saturation (HSL)71.43%
Lightness65.69%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 69 · G 9F · B E6

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