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Recognised as Colour

#69A0B9

  • #69A0B9
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light slate grey

#69A0B9 is a cyan with RGB values 105, 160, 185 and HSL 199°, 36%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light slate grey.

Colour values

#69A0B9#69A0B9
HEX#69A0B9
RGBrgb(105, 160, 185)
RGB (0–1)0.4118, 0.6275, 0.7255
RGB percentages41.2%, 62.7%, 72.5%
HSLhsl(198.8, 36.4%, 56.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(198.8, 43.2%, 72.5%)
CMYK43.2%, 13.5%, 0%, 27.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,922,425
CSS custom property--colour: #69A0B9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31648WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness149.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.33:1
Contrast with white2.87:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.33:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#969696
Inverted#965F46

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#939EBAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#8795B9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.8 from the original
Tritanopia#47A7A8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.87:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.33:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 13.8Cadetblue · ΔE 14Slate grey · ΔE 16Sky blue · ΔE 16.7Steel blue · ΔE 18.7Light steelblue · ΔE 18.8
Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 13.83, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B98269
Analogous#69B9AA, #6978B9
Triadic#B969A0, #A0B969
Split complementary#B96978, #B9AA69
Tetradic#AA69B9, #B98269, #78B969

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F4F8FA
Lighter +30%#D1E2EA
Lighter +20%#AFCCD9
Lighter +10%#8CB6C9
Darker −10%#4C88A3
Darker −20%#3C6B80
Darker −30%#2C4E5D
Darker −40%#1B313B
More saturated +25%#4EAAD4
Less saturated −25%#85969E

Channel breakdown

R105
G160
B185
Red105 (41.2%)
Green160 (62.7%)
Blue185 (72.5%)
Hue198.75°
Saturation (HSL)36.36%
Lightness56.86%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 69 · G A0 · B B9

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