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Colour

#69ABBC

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

#69ABBC is a cyan with RGB values 105, 171, 188 and HSL 192°, 38%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.

Colour values

#69ABBC#69ABBC
HEX#69ABBC
RGBrgb(105, 171, 188)
RGB (0–1)0.4118, 0.6706, 0.7373
RGB percentages41.2%, 67.1%, 73.7%
HSLhsl(192.3, 38.2%, 57.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(192.3, 44.1%, 73.7%)
CMYK44.1%, 9%, 0%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,925,244
CSS custom property--colour: #69ABBC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3576WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness156.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.15:1
Contrast with white2.58:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.15:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9E9E9E
Inverted#965443

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9FA7BDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#929DBCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.6 from the original
Tritanopia#43B1B0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.58:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.15:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 9.9Sky blue · ΔE 14.3Light slate grey · ΔE 18.1Light blue · ΔE 18.7Light steelblue · ΔE 19.5Light skyblue · ΔE 19.6
Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 9.94, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BC7A69
Analogous#69BCA4, #6981BC
Triadic#BC69AB, #ABBC69
Split complementary#BC6982, #BCA469
Tetradic#A369BC, #BC7A69, #81BC69

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F6FAFB
Lighter +30%#D3E6EB
Lighter +20%#B0D2DB
Lighter +10%#8CBFCC
Darker −10%#4B94A7
Darker −20%#3B7584
Darker −30%#2B5661
Darker −40%#1B373E
More saturated +25%#4EBBD7
Less saturated −25%#849BA1

Channel breakdown

R105
G171
B188
Red105 (41.2%)
Green171 (67.1%)
Blue188 (73.7%)
Hue192.29°
Saturation (HSL)38.25%
Lightness57.45%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 69 · G AB · B BC

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