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Colour

#69BABC

  • #69BABC
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cadetblue

#69BABC is a cyan with RGB values 105, 186, 188 and HSL 181°, 38%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.

Colour values

#69BABC#69BABC
HEX#69BABC
RGBrgb(105, 186, 188)
RGB (0–1)0.4118, 0.7294, 0.7373
RGB percentages41.2%, 72.9%, 73.7%
HSLhsl(181.4, 38.2%, 57.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(181.4, 44.1%, 73.7%)
CMYK44.1%, 1.1%, 0%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,929,084
CSS custom property--colour: #69BABC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.41752WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness166.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.35:1
Contrast with white2.25:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.35:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A9A9A9
Inverted#964543

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B0B3BCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#A2A8BDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 26.6 from the original
Tritanopia#3FBFBAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.25:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.35:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 10.6Light seagreen · ΔE 14.4Medium turquoise · ΔE 14.5Dark turquoise · ΔE 17.2Sky blue · ΔE 17.8Powder blue · ΔE 18.5
Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 10.65, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BC6B69
Analogous#69BC95, #6991BC
Triadic#BC69BA, #BABC69
Split complementary#BC6991, #BC9569
Tetradic#9469BC, #BC6B69, #90BC69

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F6FBFB
Lighter +30%#D3EBEB
Lighter +20%#B0DADB
Lighter +10%#8CCACC
Darker −10%#4BA5A7
Darker −20%#3B8284
Darker −30%#2B5F61
Darker −40%#1B3D3E
More saturated +25%#4ED4D7
Less saturated −25%#84A0A1

Channel breakdown

R105
G186
B188
Red105 (41.2%)
Green186 (72.9%)
Blue188 (73.7%)
Hue181.45°
Saturation (HSL)38.25%
Lightness57.45%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 69 · G BA · B BC

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