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Recognised as Colour

#69A8FF

  • #69A8FF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#69A8FF is a blue with RGB values 105, 168, 255 and HSL 215°, 100%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#69A8FF#69A8FF
HEX#69A8FF
RGBrgb(105, 168, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.4118, 0.6588, 1
RGB percentages41.2%, 65.9%, 100%
HSLhsl(214.8, 100%, 70.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(214.8, 58.8%, 100%)
CMYK58.8%, 34.1%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,924,543
CSS custom property--colour: #69A8FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38229WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness165.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.65:1
Contrast with white2.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.65:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A1A1A1
Inverted#965700

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#83AEFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#70A0FDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6 from the original
Tritanopia#00BCC8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 50.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.43:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.65:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 7.6Dodgerblue · ΔE 17.4Deep skyblue · ΔE 24.1Steel blue · ΔE 24.9Light skyblue · ΔE 28.6Royal blue · ΔE 33.5
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 7.58, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFC069
Analogous#69F3FF, #7569FF
Triadic#FF69A8, #A8FF69
Split complementary#FF7569, #F3FF69
Tetradic#FF69F3, #FFC069, #69FF75

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#CFE3FF
Lighter +10%#9CC6FF
Darker −10%#368AFF
Darker −20%#036DFF
Darker −30%#0057CF
Darker −40%#00429C
More saturated +25%#69A8FF
Less saturated −25%#7CABEC

Channel breakdown

R105
G168
B255
Red105 (41.2%)
Green168 (65.9%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue214.8°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness70.59%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 69 · G A8 · B FF

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