What color is #69B4FF?

#69B4FF is a light, vivid azure, closest to the named color Cooler Than Ever. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #69B4FF?

The RGB value is 105, 180, 255: 105 red, 180 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #69B4FF?

The complementary color is #FFB469, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #69B4FF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.57:1 and white text 2.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#69B4FF color

#69B4FF rgb(105, 180, 255)

Shades of blue

The hex color #69B4FF is a light, vivid azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 70.6% green and 100% blue (105, 180, 255).

Its hue angle is 210°, with 100% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 59% cyan, 29% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Cooler Than Ever (#77BBFF), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.57:1).

#69B4FF color codes

HEX	`#69B4FF`
RGB	`rgb(105, 180, 255)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 70.6%, 100%)`
HSL	`hsl(210, 100%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(210, 59%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(59%, 29%, 0%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.46, -1.7, -44.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.46, 44.12, 267.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.19, 42.862, 100.744)`
Decimal	`6927615`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #69B4FF, 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 #69B4FF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#69B4FF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.57:1	Pass	Pass	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 #69B4FF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #69b4ff; }
.text { color: #69b4ff; }
.border { border: 2px solid #69b4ff; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 180 255 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #69b4ff, #6969ff); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Sky Blue.

Questions

What color is #69B4FF?: #69B4FF is a light, vivid azure, closest to the named color Cooler Than Ever. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #69B4FF?: The RGB value is 105, 180, 255: 105 red, 180 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #69B4FF?: The complementary color is #FFB469, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #69B4FF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.57:1 and white text 2.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.