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Recognised as Colour

#69AFE5

  • #69AFE5
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light skyblue

#69AFE5 is a blue with RGB values 105, 175, 229 and HSL 206°, 70%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light skyblue.

Colour values

#69AFE5#69AFE5
HEX#69AFE5
RGBrgb(105, 175, 229)
RGB (0–1)0.4118, 0.6863, 0.898
RGB percentages41.2%, 68.6%, 89.8%
HSLhsl(206.1, 70.5%, 65.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(206.1, 54.1%, 89.8%)
CMYK54.1%, 23.6%, 0%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,926,309
CSS custom property--colour: #69AFE5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3932WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness165.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.86:1
Contrast with white2.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.86:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A4A4A4
Inverted#96501A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#98AFE8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13 from the original
Deuteranopia#87A3E4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.8 from the original
Tritanopia#0EBCC1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 35.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.37:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.86:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light skyblue · ΔE 12.6Deep skyblue · ΔE 14.3Steel blue · ΔE 16.8Sky blue · ΔE 18Light steelblue · ΔE 21.6Cornflower blue · ΔE 23.5
Nearest named CSS colourLight skyblue (#87CEFA)ΔE 12.62, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E59F69
Analogous#69E5DD, #6971E5
Triadic#E569AF, #AFE569
Split complementary#E56971, #E5DD69
Tetradic#DD69E5, #E59F69, #71E569

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EBF5FC
Lighter +20%#C0DDF4
Lighter +10%#94C6ED
Darker −10%#3E98DD
Darker −20%#227FC6
Darker −30%#1B639A
Darker −40%#13476F
More saturated +25%#53B2FB
Less saturated −25%#7FACCF

Channel breakdown

R105
G175
B229
Red105 (41.2%)
Green175 (68.6%)
Blue229 (89.8%)
Hue206.13°
Saturation (HSL)70.45%
Lightness65.49%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 69 · G AF · B E5

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