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Recognised as Colour

#69A4B3

  • #69A4B3
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cadetblue

#69A4B3 is a cyan with RGB values 105, 164, 179 and HSL 192°, 33%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.

Colour values

#69A4B3#69A4B3
HEX#69A4B3
RGBrgb(105, 164, 179)
RGB (0–1)0.4118, 0.6431, 0.702
RGB percentages41.2%, 64.3%, 70.2%
HSLhsl(192.2, 32.7%, 55.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(192.2, 41.3%, 70.2%)
CMYK41.3%, 8.4%, 0%, 29.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,923,443
CSS custom property--colour: #69A4B3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32809WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness150.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.56:1
Contrast with white2.78:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.56:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#999999
Inverted#965B4C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#99A0B4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#8E97B3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.2 from the original
Tritanopia#4AAAA9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.78:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.56:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 8.3Light slate grey · ΔE 15.5Sky blue · ΔE 17Slate grey · ΔE 17.5Dark cyan · ΔE 20Light steelblue · ΔE 20.1
Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 8.28, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B37869
Analogous#69B39D, #697FB3
Triadic#B369A4, #A4B369
Split complementary#B3697F, #B39D69
Tetradic#9D69B3, #B37869, #7FB369

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F0F6F8
Lighter +30%#CFE2E6
Lighter +20%#ADCDD5
Lighter +10%#8BB9C4
Darker −10%#4E8B9B
Darker −20%#3D6D79
Darker −30%#2C4E57
Darker −40%#1B3035
More saturated +25%#4DB5CF
Less saturated −25%#859397

Channel breakdown

R105
G164
B179
Red105 (41.2%)
Green164 (64.3%)
Blue179 (70.2%)
Hue192.16°
Saturation (HSL)32.74%
Lightness55.69%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 69 · G A4 · B B3

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