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#69B8DD Color

#69B8DD is rgb(105, 184, 221) in RGB, hsl(199, 63%, 64%) in HSL, and about cmyk(52%, 17%, 0%, 13%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Blizzard Blue (#50BFE6), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.02. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#69B8DD
HEX#69B8DD
RGBrgb(105, 184, 221)
HSLhsl(199, 63%, 64%)
HSVhsv(199, 52%, 87%)
CMYKcmyk(52%, 17%, 0%, 13%)
OKLCHoklch(74.6% 0.094 230)
LABlab(70.79% -17.56 -26.62)
LCHlch(70.79% 31.89 236.59)

What #69B8DD Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #69B8DD, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Blizzard Blue#50BFE6ΔE 7.02Maximum Blue#47ABCCΔE 7.48Aero#7CB9E8ΔE 7.67Baby Blue#89CFF0ΔE 9.14Light Sky Blue#87CEFAΔE 9.39Sky Blue#87CEEBΔE 9.4

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every teal in the library.

#69B8DD Channel Values

How #69B8DD breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 105 · G 184 · B 2218-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 199° · S 63% · L 64%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 199° · S 52% · V 87%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 52% · M 17% · Y 0% · K 13%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.21:1 vs white · 9.5:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #69B8DD background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text2.21:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.5:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #69B8DD in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #69B8DD

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #69B8DD; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#69B8DD
Complementary
#DD8E69
Analogous
#69DDC8
Analogous
#697FDD
Triadic
#DD69B8
Triadic
#B8DD69
Split comp.
#DD697F
Split comp.
#DDC869

Tints & Shades of #69B8DD

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#7EC2E2
#93CCE6
#A8D6EB
#B8DEEF
#CDE7F4
#E2F1F8

Shades

#44A7D5
#2C94C3
#24779E
#1C5E7D
#144257
#0C2936

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #69B8DD.

How #69B8DD Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#69B8DD
Protanopia#AEAEDD
Protanomaly#97B2DD
Deuteranopia#A3A3DE
Deuteranomaly#90ACDE
Tritanopia#5DBDBD
Tritanomaly#62BBCB
Achromatopsia#AEAEAE

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #69B8DD in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-69b8dd: #69B8DD;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #69B8DD;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-69b8dd': '#69B8DD' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.412, green: 0.722, blue: 0.867)
Android XML<color name="color_69b8dd">#69B8DD</color>
SVG fillfill="#69B8DD"

More Teal Colors

#69B8DD sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#69B8DD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #69B8DD?

#69B8DD is a light teal — rgb(105, 184, 221) in RGB and hsl(199, 63%, 64%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Blizzard Blue (#50BFE6), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.02.

What is the RGB value of #69B8DD?

#69B8DD is rgb(105, 184, 221) — red 105, green 184, and blue 221 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #69B8DD?

#69B8DD converts to approximately cmyk(52%, 17%, 0%, 13%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #69B8DD be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #69B8DD scores 2.21:1 against white and 9.5:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #69B8DD as a CSS color keyword?

No. #69B8DD is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is lightskyblue (#87CEFA) at a CIE76 distance of 9.39, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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