Colour

#06ACCD

#06ACCD
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Sky blue

#06ACCD is a cyan with RGB values 6, 172, 205 and HSL 190°, 94%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sky blue.

Colour values

#06ACCD#06ACCD

HEX#06ACCD

RGBrgb(6, 172, 205)

RGB (0–1)0.0235, 0.6745, 0.8039

RGB percentages2.4%, 67.5%, 80.4%

HSLhsl(189.9, 94.3%, 41.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(189.9, 97.1%, 80.4%)

CMYK97.1%, 16.1%, 0%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer437,453

CSS custom property--colour: #06ACCD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.33952WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness148.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.79:1

Contrast with white2.7:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.79:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#8B8B8B

Inverted#F95332

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#97A7CFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#8096CDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 31 from the original

Tritanopia#00B7B7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20.6 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text2.7:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.79:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sky blue · ΔE 18.4 Deep skyblue · ΔE 18.7 Light skyblue · ΔE 20.5 Cadetblue · ΔE 20.7 Dark turquoise · ΔE 22.8 Dark cyan · ΔE 22.8

Nearest named CSS colourSky blue (#87CEEB)ΔE 18.4, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#CD2706

Analogous#06CD8B, #0648CD

Triadic#CD06AC, #ACCD06

Split complementary#CD0649, #CD8B06

Tetradic#8A06CD, #CD2706, #48CD06

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#A3EDFC

Lighter +30%#71E4FB

Lighter +20%#40DBF9

Lighter +10%#0ED1F8

Darker −10%#05829B

Darker −20%#03596A

Darker −30%#022F38

Darker −40%#000607

More saturated +25%#00B0D3

Less saturated −25%#209AB3

Channel breakdown

G172

B205

Red6 (2.4%)

Green172 (67.5%)

Blue205 (80.4%)

Hue189.95°

Saturation (HSL)94.31%

Lightness41.37%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 06 · G AC · B CD

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Colour values

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