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Colour

#69AAE9

  • #69AAE9
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Deep skyblue

#69AAE9 is a blue with RGB values 105, 170, 233 and HSL 210°, 74%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Deep skyblue.

Colour values

#69AAE9#69AAE9
HEX#69AAE9
RGBrgb(105, 170, 233)
RGB (0–1)0.4118, 0.6667, 0.9137
RGB percentages41.2%, 66.7%, 91.4%
HSLhsl(209.5, 74.4%, 66.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(209.5, 54.9%, 91.4%)
CMYK54.9%, 27%, 0%, 8.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,925,033
CSS custom property--colour: #69AAE9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.37636WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness162.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.53:1
Contrast with white2.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.53:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A1A1A1
Inverted#965516

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#90ACECno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#7F9FE8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.3 from the original
Tritanopia#03B9C0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.46:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.53:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Deep skyblue · ΔE 16.2Steel blue · ΔE 16.4Light skyblue · ΔE 17.2Cornflower blue · ΔE 17.7Sky blue · ΔE 23.5Light steelblue · ΔE 25.2
Nearest named CSS colourDeep skyblue (#00BFFF)ΔE 16.15, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E9A869
Analogous#69E9E8, #696AE9
Triadic#E969AA, #AAE969
Split complementary#E9696A, #E9E869
Tetradic#E869E9, #E9A869, #6AE969

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EEF6FD
Lighter +20%#C2DCF6
Lighter +10%#95C3F0
Darker −10%#3D91E2
Darker −20%#1E77CE
Darker −30%#185EA1
Darker −40%#114475
More saturated +25%#53AAFF
Less saturated −25%#7EAAD3

Channel breakdown

R105
G170
B233
Red105 (41.2%)
Green170 (66.7%)
Blue233 (91.4%)
Hue209.53°
Saturation (HSL)74.42%
Lightness66.27%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 69 · G AA · B E9

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