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Recognised as Colour

#69ACE1

  • #69ACE1
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light skyblue

#69ACE1 is a blue with RGB values 105, 172, 225 and HSL 207°, 67%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light skyblue.

Colour values

#69ACE1#69ACE1
HEX#69ACE1
RGBrgb(105, 172, 225)
RGB (0–1)0.4118, 0.6745, 0.8824
RGB percentages41.2%, 67.5%, 88.2%
HSLhsl(206.5, 66.7%, 64.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(206.5, 53.3%, 88.2%)
CMYK53.3%, 23.6%, 0%, 11.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,925,537
CSS custom property--colour: #69ACE1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.37945WCAG 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 8.59:1
Contrast with white2.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.59:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A2A2A2
Inverted#96531E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#95ADE3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#85A0E0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.4 from the original
Tritanopia#1BB9BEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 34.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.45:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.59:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light skyblue · ΔE 13.4Deep skyblue · ΔE 15.3Steel blue · ΔE 15.7Sky blue · ΔE 18.4Light steelblue · ΔE 21.5Cornflower blue · ΔE 23.4
Nearest named CSS colourLight skyblue (#87CEFA)ΔE 13.38, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E19E69
Analogous#69E1DA, #6970E1
Triadic#E169AC, #ACE169
Split complementary#E16970, #E1DA69
Tetradic#DA69E1, #E19E69, #70E169

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E9F3FB
Lighter +20%#BEDBF2
Lighter +10%#94C4EA
Darker −10%#3E94D8
Darker −20%#267BBE
Darker −30%#1E5F93
Darker −40%#154469
More saturated +25%#52AFF7
Less saturated −25%#7FA9CA

Channel breakdown

R105
G172
B225
Red105 (41.2%)
Green172 (67.5%)
Blue225 (88.2%)
Hue206.5°
Saturation (HSL)66.67%
Lightness64.71%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 69 · G AC · B E1

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