#1699F8

A medium, vivid blue closely aligning with Cornflowerblue.

About #1699F8

The hex code #1699F8 represents a beautifully specific shade of blue. It is closely associated with the named CSS color Cornflowerblue. Its digital footprint relies on 22 parts red, 153 parts green, and 248 parts blue light.

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). The color uses 91% Cyan, 38% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 3% Black. The HSL representation is 205.2° hue, 94.2% saturation, and 52.9% lightness.

Ensuring your text is legible against this background is a key part of web design. The calculated luminance score dictates that #000000 typography is the safest choice. Strict adherence to these ratios protects visually impaired users from unreadable interfaces.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#1699F8
RGB22, 153, 248
HSL205.2°, 94.2%, 52.9%
CMYK91%, 38%, 0%, 3%
HSV205.2°, 91.1%, 97.3%
LAB61.4, 1.6, -56.3
XYZ28.7, 29.7, 93.0
Decimal1481208

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

3.02:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA Large
6.95:1
Text on #000000
AA
2.89:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
5.90:1
Text on #0F172A
AA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #1699F8; }
.text-color { color: #1699F8; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #1699F8; }

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