What color is #0069E5?

#0069E5 is a vivid azure, closest to the named color Epic Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #0069E5?

The RGB value is 0, 105, 229: 0 red, 105 green and 229 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #0069E5?

The complementary color is #E57C00, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #0069E5?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.15:1 and white text 5.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#0069E5 color

#0069E5 rgb(0, 105, 229)

Shades of blue

The hex color #0069E5 is a vivid azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 41.2% green and 89.8% blue (0, 105, 229).

Its hue angle is 212°, with 100% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 54% magenta, 0% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is Epic Blue (#0066EE), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.06:1).

#0069E5 color codes

HEX	`#0069E5`
RGB	`rgb(0, 105, 229)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 41.2%, 89.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(212, 100%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(212, 100%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 54%, 0%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.65, 23.26, -69.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.65, 73.29, 288.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.189, 15.758, 76.144)`
Decimal	`27109`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #0069E5, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #0069E5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.06:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#0069E5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.06:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #0069E5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #0069e5; }
.text { color: #0069e5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #0069e5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 105 229 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #0069e5, #0900e5); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #0069E5?: #0069E5 is a vivid azure, closest to the named color Epic Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #0069E5?: The RGB value is 0, 105, 229: 0 red, 105 green and 229 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #0069E5?: The complementary color is #E57C00, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #0069E5?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.15:1 and white text 5.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.