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Recognised as Colour

#69AED2

  • #69AED2
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Sky blue

#69AED2 is a blue with RGB values 105, 174, 210 and HSL 201°, 54%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sky blue.

Colour values

#69AED2#69AED2
HEX#69AED2
RGBrgb(105, 174, 210)
RGB (0–1)0.4118, 0.6824, 0.8235
RGB percentages41.2%, 68.2%, 82.4%
HSLhsl(200.6, 53.8%, 61.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(200.6, 50%, 82.4%)
CMYK50%, 17.1%, 0%, 17.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,926,034
CSS custom property--colour: #69AED2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.37929WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness161.5 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#96512D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9DACD4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#8EA1D1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.7 from the original
Tritanopia#30B8BAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25.9 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

Sky blue · ΔE 12.2Light skyblue · ΔE 12.3Light steelblue · ΔE 17.9Steel blue · ΔE 18.8Deep skyblue · ΔE 19Cadetblue · ΔE 20.3
Nearest named CSS colourSky blue (#87CEEB)ΔE 12.18, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D28D69
Analogous#69D2C2, #697AD2
Triadic#D269AE, #AED269
Split complementary#D2697A, #D2C269
Tetradic#C269D2, #D28D69, #7AD269

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#DFEEF5
Lighter +20%#B7D8EA
Lighter +10%#90C3DE
Darker −10%#4299C6
Darker −20%#317DA4
Darker −30%#255F7D
Darker −40%#1A4155
More saturated +25%#51B6EA
Less saturated −25%#81A6BA

Channel breakdown

R105
G174
B210
Red105 (41.2%)
Green174 (68.2%)
Blue210 (82.4%)
Hue200.57°
Saturation (HSL)53.85%
Lightness61.76%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 69 · G AE · B D2

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