Colour

#69BEDF

#69BEDF
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Sky blue

#69BEDF is a cyan with RGB values 105, 190, 223 and HSL 197°, 65%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sky blue.

Colour values

#69BEDF#69BEDF

HEX#69BEDF

RGBrgb(105, 190, 223)

RGB (0–1)0.4118, 0.7451, 0.8745

RGB percentages41.2%, 74.5%, 87.5%

HSLhsl(196.8, 64.8%, 64.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(196.8, 52.9%, 87.5%)

CMYK52.9%, 14.8%, 0%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer6,930,143

CSS custom property--colour: #69BEDF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.45158WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness173.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.03:1

Contrast with white2.09:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black10.03:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#AEAEAE

Inverted#964120

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#ACBBE1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#9BAEDFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.5 from the original

Tritanopia#12C8C9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.09:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text10.03:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sky blue · ΔE 7.2 Light skyblue · ΔE 9.8 Light blue · ΔE 17.8 Deep skyblue · ΔE 18.2 Light steelblue · ΔE 18.8 Cadetblue · ΔE 20.9

Nearest named CSS colourSky blue (#87CEEB)ΔE 7.19, clearly different but related

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#DF8A69

Analogous#69DFC5, #6983DF

Triadic#DF69BE, #BEDF69

Split complementary#DF6983, #DFC569

Tetradic#C569DF, #DF8A69, #83DF69

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#E7F5FA

Lighter +20%#BDE2F1

Lighter +10%#93D0E8

Darker −10%#3FACD6

Darker −20%#2891BA

Darker −30%#1F7090

Darker −40%#165066

More saturated +25%#52C8F6

Less saturated −25%#80B4C8

Channel breakdown

R105

G190

B223

Red105 (41.2%)

Green190 (74.5%)

Blue223 (87.5%)

Hue196.78°

Saturation (HSL)64.84%

Lightness64.31%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 69 · G BE · B DF

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Colour values

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