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Recognised as Colour

#69B2D4

  • #69B2D4
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Sky blue

#69B2D4 is a cyan with RGB values 105, 178, 212 and HSL 199°, 55%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sky blue.

Colour values

#69B2D4#69B2D4
HEX#69B2D4
RGBrgb(105, 178, 212)
RGB (0–1)0.4118, 0.698, 0.8314
RGB percentages41.2%, 69.8%, 83.1%
HSLhsl(199.1, 55.4%, 62.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(199.1, 50.5%, 83.1%)
CMYK50.5%, 16%, 0%, 16.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,927,060
CSS custom property--colour: #69B2D4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.39598WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness164.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.92:1
Contrast with white2.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.92:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A5A5A5
Inverted#964D2B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A1B0D6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#91A4D4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.3 from the original
Tritanopia#2CBCBDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.35:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.92:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sky blue · ΔE 10.5Light skyblue · ΔE 11.7Light steelblue · ΔE 17.8Deep skyblue · ΔE 19.1Light blue · ΔE 19.6Cadetblue · ΔE 19.6
Nearest named CSS colourSky blue (#87CEEB)ΔE 10.53, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D48B69
Analogous#69D4C1, #697CD4
Triadic#D469B2, #B2D469
Split complementary#D4697C, #D4C169
Tetradic#C169D4, #D48B69, #7DD469

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E0EFF6
Lighter +20%#B8DBEB
Lighter +10%#91C6DF
Darker −10%#419EC9
Darker −20%#3081A7
Darker −30%#25637F
Darker −40%#194458
More saturated +25%#51BBEC
Less saturated −25%#81A9BC

Channel breakdown

R105
G178
B212
Red105 (41.2%)
Green178 (69.8%)
Blue212 (83.1%)
Hue199.07°
Saturation (HSL)55.44%
Lightness62.16%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 69 · G B2 · B D4

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