Colour

#06A1DB

#06A1DB
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Deep skyblue

#06A1DB is a cyan with RGB values 6, 161, 219 and HSL 196°, 95%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Deep skyblue.

Colour values

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HEX#06A1DB

RGBrgb(6, 161, 219)

RGB (0–1)0.0235, 0.6314, 0.8588

RGB percentages2.4%, 63.1%, 85.9%

HSLhsl(196.3, 94.7%, 44.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(196.3, 97.3%, 85.9%)

CMYK97.3%, 26.5%, 0%, 14.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer434,651

CSS custom property--colour: #06A1DB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30643WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness143.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.13:1

Contrast with white2.95:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.13:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#848484

Inverted#F95E24

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#84A0DEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#6B8FDAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.9 from the original

Tritanopia#00B0B5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.95:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.13:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Deep skyblue · ΔE 11.5 Steel blue · ΔE 15.6 Light skyblue · ΔE 20.7 Sky blue · ΔE 24.6 Cornflower blue · ΔE 25.6 Light slate grey · ΔE 31

Nearest named CSS colourDeep skyblue (#00BFFF)ΔE 11.46, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#DB4006

Analogous#06DBAA, #0637DB

Triadic#DB06A1, #A1DB06

Split complementary#DB0637, #DBAA06

Tetradic#AA06DB, #DB4006, #37DB06

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#B0E8FD

Lighter +30%#7FD9FB

Lighter +20%#4DCBFA

Lighter +10%#1BBCF9

Darker −10%#057DA9

Darker −20%#035878

Darker −30%#023446

Darker −40%#010F14

More saturated +25%#00A4E1

Less saturated −25%#2294BF

Channel breakdown

G161

B219

Red6 (2.4%)

Green161 (63.1%)

Blue219 (85.9%)

Hue196.34°

Saturation (HSL)94.67%

Lightness44.12%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 06 · G A1 · B DB

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