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Colour

#69AFFF

  • #69AFFF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#69AFFF is a blue with RGB values 105, 175, 255 and HSL 212°, 100%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#69AFFF#69AFFF
HEX#69AFFF
RGBrgb(105, 175, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.4118, 0.6863, 1
RGB percentages41.2%, 68.6%, 100%
HSLhsl(212, 100%, 70.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(212, 58.8%, 100%)
CMYK58.8%, 31.4%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,926,335
CSS custom property--colour: #69AFFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.40883WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness169.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.18:1
Contrast with white2.29:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.18:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A6A6A6
Inverted#965000

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8DB3FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#79A5FDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.8 from the original
Tritanopia#00C1CCno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 47 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.29:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.18:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 12Deep skyblue · ΔE 19.3Dodgerblue · ΔE 22.1Steel blue · ΔE 23.1Light skyblue · ΔE 23.4Sky blue · ΔE 31
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 12, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFB969
Analogous#69FAFF, #6E69FF
Triadic#FF69AF, #AFFF69
Split complementary#FF6E69, #FAFF69
Tetradic#FF69FA, #FFB969, #69FF6E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#CFE5FF
Lighter +10%#9CCAFF
Darker −10%#3694FF
Darker −20%#0379FF
Darker −30%#0061CF
Darker −40%#00499C
More saturated +25%#69AFFF
Less saturated −25%#7CB0EC

Channel breakdown

R105
G175
B255
Red105 (41.2%)
Green175 (68.6%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue212°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness70.59%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 69 · G AF · B FF

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