#69a5c7 Color Information

#69a5c7 Color Information
Details | Shades, Tints, and Tones | Variations | Color Coordinates | Color Schemes | HTML+CSS Examples | Coding & Programming | Color Blindness | Accessibility | Related Colors

The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #69a5c7. In RGB, it consists of 41.2% Red, 64.7% Green, and 78.0% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 47.2% Cyan, 17.1% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 22% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 201.7°, with saturation of 45.6% and lightness of 59.6%. The decimal value for #69a5c7 is 6923719, and its nearest "web safe" color is #6699cc. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #69a5c7 is blue. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is cyan. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is blue.
  • HexHex code for this color#69a5c7 Copy
  • NameThe common name of this color(Unnamed) Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color105, 165, 199 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color41.2%, 64.7%, 78.0% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.588, 0.353, 0.220 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0.472, 0.171, 0, 0.22 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color201.7°, 45.6%, 59.6% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color201.7°, 47.2%, 78.0% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color29.590, 34.037, 59.043 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color105, 142, 199 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code6923719 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color64.992, -10.230, -23.451 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)64.992, 25.585, 246.431 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color64.992, -27.737, -34.858 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color58.341, -11.565, -19.164 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.241, 0.277, 34.037 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4285113799 / 0xff69a5c7 Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#6699cc Copy
Last Updated: December 4, 2024

Shades of #69a5c7

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #69a5c7, its pure hue is 201.7° on the color wheel and its saturation is 45.6%, and its lightness is 59.6%. As the amount of black is added to this hue and we reduce its lightness, the result is increasingly darker shades tints. The palette given below provides 9 different shades of #69a5c7, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #0d1519 to #5c90ae.

Tints of #69a5c7

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #69a5c7, its pure hue is 201.7° on the color wheel and its saturation is 45.6%, and its lightness is 59.6%. As the amount of white (lightness) is added to this hue, the result is increasingly lighter tints. The following palette gives 9 different tints of #69a5c7, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #7cb0ce to #ecf4f8.

Tones of #69a5c7

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #69a5c7, its pure hue is 201.7° on the color wheel and its saturation is 45.6%, so we increase this saturation to create more colorful tones, and decrease the saturation to create grayer tones. The palette shown below gives 9 different tones of #69a5c7, which range from #989898 (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #31b4ff (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #69a5c7

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #69a5c7! For #69a5c7, there are 6 variations of the color that can be created by swapping its Red, Green, and Blue color positions, of which 5 are different from our original color. Among these six variations, there are 6 unique colors including our original color, #69a5c7. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #69a5c7

This color, #69a5c7, consists of 41.2% Red, 64.7% Green, and 78.0% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 105, Green = 165, Blue = 199. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #69a5c7 is 47.2% Cyan, 17.1% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 22% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R41.2%
C47.2%
G64.7%
M17.1%
B78.0%
Y0.0%
K22.0%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 105 165 199
Octal 151 245 307
Hexa #69 #a5 #c7
Binary 01101001 10100101 11000111
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 47 17 0 21
Octal 57 21 0 25
Hexa #2f #11 #00 #15
Binary 00101111 00010001 00000000 00010101

Analogous Colors of #69a5c7

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #69a5c7 — which has hue 201.7° — its analogous colors are located at 171.7° and 231.7° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #69a5c7.

Triadic Colors of #69a5c7

Triadic colors are located 120 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel, which means the original color and its triadic colors are equidistant from one another on the color wheel and form a triangle. For #69a5c7 — which has hue 201.7° — its triadic colors are located at 81.7° and 321.7° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #69a5c7.

Complementary Color of #69a5c7

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #69a5c7 — which has hue 201.7° — its complementary color is located at 21.7° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #69a5c7.

Split Complementary Colors of #69a5c7

Split complementary colors are the analogs of a color's complement, which places them 210 degrees away on the color wheel from an original color. For #69a5c7 — which has hue 201.7° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 51.7° and 351.7° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #69a5c7.

Tetradic Colors of #69a5c7

Tetradic colors are two sets of complementary colors on either side of a color wheel from each other, forming a rectangle on the color wheel. For #69a5c7 — which has hue 201.7° — its tetradic colors are located at 111.7°, 201.7°, 291.7°, and 21.7° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #69a5c7.

Monochromatic Colors of #69a5c7

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #69a5c7, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #4e6b7b — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #a8d5ef (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #69a5c7

We want to make getting started with #69a5c7 on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #69a5c7 into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #69a5c7 can be used to color text, backgrounds, shadows, and borders, as well as how it can be used as a solid fill or gradient fill for rectangles. These examples principally make use of <span> and <div> tags, although the CSS shown in particular can be repurposed to make use of #69a5c7 with other HTML elements.

#69a5c7 Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #69a5c7.
<span style="color: #69a5c7;">The color of this text is #69a5c7.</span>

#69a5c7 Background Color

The background color for this text is #69a5c7.
<div style="background-color: #69a5c7; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #69a5c7.</div>

#69a5c7 Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #69a5c7.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #69a5c7;">This color for the shadow of this text is #69a5c7.</span>

#69a5c7 Border Color

This is a div with border color #69a5c7.
<div style="border: #69a5c7 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #69a5c7.</div>

#69a5c7 Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #69a5c7 on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #69a5c7; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #69a5c7 on a white background.</div></div>

#69a5c7 Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #69a5c7 on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #69a5c7; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #69a5c7 on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #69a5c7 to White

This is a gradient from #69a5c7 to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#69a5c7,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#69a5c7,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#69a5c7,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#69a5c7,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #69a5c7 to white.</div>

Gradient from #69a5c7 to Black

This is a gradient from #69a5c7 to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#69a5c7,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#69a5c7,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#69a5c7,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#69a5c7,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #69a5c7 to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #69a5c7

In addition to using #69a5c7 on the web, we know you might want to use it in your mobile and desktop apps, too. Whatever your needs, the table below shows how to access #69a5c7 in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #69a5c7, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 105, Green = 165, Blue = 199). If you need details about the color coordinates of #69a5c7 in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.

Language Environment Code Snippet
HTML + CSS (Hex Code) Web #69a5c7
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(105, 165, 199)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #69a5c7; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #69a5c7; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #69a5c7; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(105, 165, 199);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#69a5c7")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:105, green:165, blue:199, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:105 green:165 blue:199 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(105f, 165f, 199f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(105, 165, 199);
 

#69a5c7 Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #69a5c7 the same way. For those with color blindness, #69a5c7 might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #69a5c7 looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #69a5c7 is placed in a circle in the upper-left corner of each of the below boxes, with the color in the rest of those boxes signifying how #69a5c7 looks for someone with that type of color blindness. Many people will perceive close similarities between the colors in these boxes and the colors in the circles — with some noticing particular similarities. We offer this insight so that as you make choices about colors to use for your purposes, you can make an informed decision about whether #69a5c7 will be a good fit for everyone in your audience!

Trichromacy

Protanomaly
Affects 1 in 100 Men & 1 in 10,000 Women

Deuteranomaly
Affects 1 in 17 Men & 1 in 250 Women

Tritanomaly
Affects 1 in 10,000

Dichromacy

Protanopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Deuteranopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Tritanopia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Monochromacy

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 20,000

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Accessibility

Not Accessibility Recommended

We analyzed whether #69a5c7 is an accessible color when used as a text / foreground color against a white background. This analysis is based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2 Level issued by W3C. Based on this analysis, we calculate a contrast ratio against white of approximately 2.7:1 against white. Under both the AA and AAA level standards, this is not a high enough ratio to be considered accessible for either normal size or large text.

WCAG AA
Normal Size Text

WCAG AA
Large Size Text

WCAG AAA
Normal Size Text

WCAG AAA
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