#69C2FF
Cyan · light cool blue
About #69C2FF
#69C2FF is a moderately saturated, light shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 41% red, 76% green and 100% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 59% cyan, 24% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Cyan (ΔE 12.7); Baby Blue comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #FFA669 — a light salmon tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use light tones like #69C2FF for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 10.76:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
Colour codes
| HEX | |
|---|---|
| RGB | |
| HSL | |
| HSV / HSB | |
| CMYK | |
| CIELAB | |
| Decimal | |
| CSS |
Closest named colours
ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #69C2FF
WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.
Colour-blindness preview
How #69C2FF appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.
Shades, tints & matching colours
Similar colours
Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #69C2FF?
#69C2FF is a moderately saturated, light shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 41% red, 76% green and 100% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 59% cyan, 24% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #69C2FF?
Use black text. Black on #69C2FF has a contrast ratio of 10.76:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #69C2FF?
Its complementary colour is #FFA669, and analogous partners are #69FFF1 and #6977FF.