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Recognised as Colour

#69ABCF

  • #69ABCF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Sky blue

#69ABCF is a blue with RGB values 105, 171, 207 and HSL 201°, 52%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sky blue.

Colour values

#69ABCF#69ABCF
HEX#69ABCF
RGBrgb(105, 171, 207)
RGB (0–1)0.4118, 0.6706, 0.8118
RGB percentages41.2%, 67.1%, 81.2%
HSLhsl(201.2, 51.5%, 61.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(201.2, 49.3%, 81.2%)
CMYK49.3%, 17.4%, 0%, 18.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,925,263
CSS custom property--colour: #69ABCF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36634WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness159.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.33:1
Contrast with white2.52:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.33:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A0A0A0
Inverted#965430

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9AA9D1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#8B9ECEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.1 from the original
Tritanopia#34B5B7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.52:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.33:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sky blue · ΔE 13.2Light skyblue · ΔE 13.3Steel blue · ΔE 17.8Light steelblue · ΔE 17.9Deep skyblue · ΔE 19.7Light slate grey · ΔE 19.8
Nearest named CSS colourSky blue (#87CEEB)ΔE 13.21, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CF8D69
Analogous#69CFC0, #6978CF
Triadic#CF69AB, #ABCF69
Split complementary#CF6978, #CFC069
Tetradic#C069CF, #CF8D69, #78CF69

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#DDECF4
Lighter +20%#B6D6E8
Lighter +10%#90C1DB
Darker −10%#4295C3
Darker −20%#33799F
Darker −30%#275C78
Darker −40%#1A3E52
More saturated +25%#50B2E8
Less saturated −25%#82A4B6

Channel breakdown

R105
G171
B207
Red105 (41.2%)
Green171 (67.1%)
Blue207 (81.2%)
Hue201.18°
Saturation (HSL)51.52%
Lightness61.18%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 69 · G AB · B CF

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