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Colour

#69A9FC

  • #69A9FC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#69A9FC is a blue with RGB values 105, 169, 252 and HSL 214°, 96%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#69A9FC#69A9FC
HEX#69A9FC
RGBrgb(105, 169, 252)
RGB (0–1)0.4118, 0.6627, 0.9882
RGB percentages41.2%, 66.3%, 98.8%
HSLhsl(213.9, 96.1%, 70%)
HSV / HSBhsv(213.9, 58.3%, 98.8%)
CMYK58.3%, 32.9%, 0%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,924,796
CSS custom property--colour: #69A9FC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38407WCAG 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 8.68:1
Contrast with white2.42:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.68:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A1A1A1
Inverted#965603

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#86AEFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6 from the original
Deuteranopia#73A0FAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.2 from the original
Tritanopia#00BCC7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 49.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.42:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.68:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 8.8Dodgerblue · ΔE 19.4Deep skyblue · ΔE 22.2Steel blue · ΔE 23.3Light skyblue · ΔE 26.3Sky blue · ΔE 33.7
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 8.83, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FCBC69
Analogous#69F2FC, #7369FC
Triadic#FC69A9, #A9FC69
Split complementary#FC7369, #F2FC69
Tetradic#FC69F2, #FCBC69, #69FC73

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#CDE2FE
Lighter +10%#9BC6FD
Darker −10%#378CFB
Darker −20%#0570FA
Darker −30%#0459C8
Darker −40%#034396
More saturated +25%#66A9FF
Less saturated −25%#7CABE9

Channel breakdown

R105
G169
B252
Red105 (41.2%)
Green169 (66.3%)
Blue252 (98.8%)
Hue213.88°
Saturation (HSL)96.08%
Lightness70%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 69 · G A9 · B FC

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