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Recognised as Colour

#69A5BE

  • #69A5BE
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cadetblue

#69A5BE is a cyan with RGB values 105, 165, 190 and HSL 198°, 40%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.

Colour values

#69A5BE#69A5BE
HEX#69A5BE
RGBrgb(105, 165, 190)
RGB (0–1)0.4118, 0.6471, 0.7451
RGB percentages41.2%, 64.7%, 74.5%
HSLhsl(197.6, 39.5%, 57.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(197.6, 44.7%, 74.5%)
CMYK44.7%, 13.2%, 0%, 25.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,923,710
CSS custom property--colour: #69A5BE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.33631WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness152.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.73:1
Contrast with white2.72:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.73:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9A9A9A
Inverted#965A41

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#98A2BFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#8B99BEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.4 from the original
Tritanopia#43ACADno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.72:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.73:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 13.9Sky blue · ΔE 14.9Light slate grey · ΔE 15.8Light skyblue · ΔE 17.9Slate grey · ΔE 18Light steelblue · ΔE 18.3
Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 13.88, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BE8269
Analogous#69BEAC, #697ABE
Triadic#BE69A5, #A5BE69
Split complementary#BE697A, #BEAC69
Tetradic#AC69BE, #BE8269, #7BBE69

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F7FAFC
Lighter +30%#D4E5EC
Lighter +20%#B0D0DD
Lighter +10%#8DBACD
Darker −10%#4A8EAA
Darker −20%#3A7087
Darker −30%#2B5363
Darker −40%#1C353F
More saturated +25%#4EB0D9
Less saturated −25%#849AA3

Channel breakdown

R105
G165
B190
Red105 (41.2%)
Green165 (64.7%)
Blue190 (74.5%)
Hue197.65°
Saturation (HSL)39.53%
Lightness57.84%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 69 · G A5 · B BE

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