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Colour

#69BCCC

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

#69BCCC is a cyan with RGB values 105, 188, 204 and HSL 190°, 49%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sky blue.

Colour values

#69BCCC#69BCCC
HEX#69BCCC
RGBrgb(105, 188, 204)
RGB (0–1)0.4118, 0.7373, 0.8
RGB percentages41.2%, 73.7%, 80%
HSLhsl(189.7, 49.3%, 60.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(189.7, 48.5%, 80%)
CMYK48.5%, 7.8%, 0%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,929,612
CSS custom property--colour: #69BCCC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.43329WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness169.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.67:1
Contrast with white2.17:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.67:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ACACAC
Inverted#964333

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#AFB7CDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#9FABCCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24.1 from the original
Tritanopia#31C3C1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.17:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.67:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sky blue · ΔE 11Cadetblue · ΔE 13.6Light blue · ΔE 16.3Powder blue · ΔE 17.8Light skyblue · ΔE 18Medium turquoise · ΔE 18.7
Nearest named CSS colourSky blue (#87CEEB)ΔE 11.04, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CC7969
Analogous#69CCAB, #698ACC
Triadic#CC69BC, #BCCC69
Split complementary#CC698A, #CCAB69
Tetradic#AB69CC, #CC7969, #8ACC69

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#DBEFF3
Lighter +20%#B5DEE6
Lighter +10%#8FCDD9
Darker −10%#43ABBF
Darker −20%#358A9A
Darker −30%#286874
Darker −40%#1B464E
More saturated +25%#50CDE5
Less saturated −25%#82ABB3

Channel breakdown

R105
G188
B204
Red105 (41.2%)
Green188 (73.7%)
Blue204 (80%)
Hue189.7°
Saturation (HSL)49.25%
Lightness60.59%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 69 · G BC · B CC

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