Nerdulator> put something in

Colour

#69ABE9

  • #69ABE9
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Deep skyblue

#69ABE9 is a blue with RGB values 105, 171, 233 and HSL 209°, 74%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Deep skyblue.

Colour values

#69ABE9#69ABE9
HEX#69ABE9
RGBrgb(105, 171, 233)
RGB (0–1)0.4118, 0.6706, 0.9137
RGB percentages41.2%, 67.1%, 91.4%
HSLhsl(209.1, 74.4%, 66.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(209.1, 54.9%, 91.4%)
CMYK54.9%, 26.6%, 0%, 8.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,925,289
CSS custom property--colour: #69ABE9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38012WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness163.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.6:1
Contrast with white2.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.6:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A1A1A1
Inverted#965416

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#91ADECno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#80A0E8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.5 from the original
Tritanopia#01BAC0no 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 text2.44:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.6:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Deep skyblue · ΔE 15.7Steel blue · ΔE 16.5Light skyblue · ΔE 16.5Cornflower blue · ΔE 18.5Sky blue · ΔE 22.7Light steelblue · ΔE 24.7
Nearest named CSS colourDeep skyblue (#00BFFF)ΔE 15.7, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E9A769
Analogous#69E9E7, #696BE9
Triadic#E969AB, #ABE969
Split complementary#E9696B, #E9E769
Tetradic#E769E9, #E9A769, #6BE969

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EEF6FD
Lighter +20%#C2DDF6
Lighter +10%#95C4F0
Darker −10%#3D92E2
Darker −20%#1E79CE
Darker −30%#185FA1
Darker −40%#114575
More saturated +25%#53ACFF
Less saturated −25%#7EAAD3

Channel breakdown

R105
G171
B233
Red105 (41.2%)
Green171 (67.1%)
Blue233 (91.4%)
Hue209.06°
Saturation (HSL)74.42%
Lightness66.27%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 69 · G AB · B E9

Keep nerding

Every link below is a page Nerdulator can generate from what it already knows about this value.

Nerdulate something else

Nothing in mind? Surprise me · today’s page

Every value on this page was computed from “69abe9” by Nerdulator’s colour engine. Nothing here was retrieved from a database of answers or written by a model.