What color is #69BEDD?

#69BEDD is a light, moderate azure, closest to the named color Blue Martini. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #69BEDD?

The RGB value is 105, 190, 221: 105 red, 190 green and 221 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #69BEDD?

The complementary color is #DD8869, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #69BEDD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.01:1 and white text 2.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#69BEDD color

#69BEDD rgb(105, 190, 221)

Shades of blue

The hex color #69BEDD is a light, moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 74.5% green and 86.7% blue (105, 190, 221).

Its hue angle is 196°, with 63% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 52% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Blue Martini (#52B4D3), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.01:1).

#69BEDD color codes

HEX	`#69BEDD`
RGB	`rgb(105, 190, 221)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 74.5%, 86.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(196, 63%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(196, 52%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(52%, 14%, 0%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.92, -17.27, -23.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.92, 29.09, 233.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.285, 45.047, 75.123)`
Decimal	`6930141`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #69BEDD, 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 #69BEDD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#69BEDD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.01:1	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 #69BEDD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #69bedd; }
.text { color: #69bedd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #69bedd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 190 221 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #69bedd, #6984dd); }

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Questions

What color is #69BEDD?: #69BEDD is a light, moderate azure, closest to the named color Blue Martini. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #69BEDD?: The RGB value is 105, 190, 221: 105 red, 190 green and 221 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #69BEDD?: The complementary color is #DD8869, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #69BEDD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.01:1 and white text 2.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.