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Recognised as Colour

#06B3DD

  • #06B3DD
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Deep skyblue

#06B3DD is a cyan with RGB values 6, 179, 221 and HSL 192°, 95%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Deep skyblue.

Colour values

#06B3DD#06B3DD
HEX#06B3DD
RGBrgb(6, 179, 221)
RGB (0–1)0.0235, 0.702, 0.8667
RGB percentages2.4%, 70.2%, 86.7%
HSLhsl(191.7, 94.7%, 44.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(191.7, 97.3%, 86.7%)
CMYK97.3%, 19%, 0%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer439,261
CSS custom property--colour: #06B3DD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.37499WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness156.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.5:1
Contrast with white2.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.5:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#919191
Inverted#F94C22

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9BAFDFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#829DDDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 30.1 from the original
Tritanopia#00C0C1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.47:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.5:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Deep skyblue · ΔE 13.1Light skyblue · ΔE 17.4Sky blue · ΔE 17.6Steel blue · ΔE 24.3Cadetblue · ΔE 25.3Dark turquoise · ΔE 26.1
Nearest named CSS colourDeep skyblue (#00BFFF)ΔE 13.05, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DD3006
Analogous#06DD9C, #0647DD
Triadic#DD06B3, #B3DD06
Split complementary#DD0647, #DD9C06
Tetradic#9C06DD, #DD3006, #47DD06

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B2EEFD
Lighter +30%#80E4FC
Lighter +20%#4FD9FA
Lighter +10%#1DCEF9
Darker −10%#058BAB
Darker −20%#03637A
Darker −30%#023A48
Darker −40%#011216
More saturated +25%#00B7E3
Less saturated −25%#22A2C1

Channel breakdown

R6
G179
B221
Red6 (2.4%)
Green179 (70.2%)
Blue221 (86.7%)
Hue191.72°
Saturation (HSL)94.71%
Lightness44.51%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 06 · G B3 · B DD

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