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Recognised as Colour

#69A2CD

  • #69A2CD
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#69A2CD is a blue with RGB values 105, 162, 205 and HSL 206°, 50%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#69A2CD#69A2CD
HEX#69A2CD
RGBrgb(105, 162, 205)
RGB (0–1)0.4118, 0.6353, 0.8039
RGB percentages41.2%, 63.5%, 80.4%
HSLhsl(205.8, 50%, 60.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(205.8, 48.8%, 80.4%)
CMYK48.8%, 21%, 0%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,922,957
CSS custom property--colour: #69A2CD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.33252WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness153.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.65:1
Contrast with white2.74:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.65:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#999999
Inverted#965D32

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8FA2CFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#8297CCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.7 from the original
Tritanopia#39ADB0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.74:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.65:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 13Light skyblue · ΔE 15.9Sky blue · ΔE 18.1Light slate grey · ΔE 19.2Light steelblue · ΔE 19.7Deep skyblue · ΔE 20.1
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 13, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CD9469
Analogous#69CDC6, #6970CD
Triadic#CD69A2, #A2CD69
Split complementary#CD6970, #CDC669
Tetradic#C669CD, #CD9469, #70CD69

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#DCE9F3
Lighter +20%#B6D1E7
Lighter +10%#8FBADA
Darker −10%#438AC0
Darker −20%#346F9C
Darker −30%#275476
Darker −40%#1A3950
More saturated +25%#50A6E6
Less saturated −25%#829FB4

Channel breakdown

R105
G162
B205
Red105 (41.2%)
Green162 (63.5%)
Blue205 (80.4%)
Hue205.8°
Saturation (HSL)50%
Lightness60.78%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 69 · G A2 · B CD

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