Colour

#06BAF6

#06BAF6
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Deep skyblue

#06BAF6 is a cyan with RGB values 6, 186, 246 and HSL 195°, 95%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Deep skyblue.

Colour values

#06BAF6#06BAF6

HEX#06BAF6

RGBrgb(6, 186, 246)

RGB (0–1)0.0235, 0.7294, 0.9647

RGB percentages2.4%, 72.9%, 96.5%

HSLhsl(195, 95.2%, 49.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(195, 97.6%, 96.5%)

CMYK97.6%, 24.4%, 0%, 3.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer441,078

CSS custom property--colour: #06BAF6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.4181WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness165 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.36:1

Contrast with white2.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.36:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#989898

Inverted#F94509

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#9BB8F9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#7FA5F5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 26.7 from the original

Tritanopia#00CACEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 34.2 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text2.24:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9.36:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Deep skyblue · ΔE 2.7 Light skyblue · ΔE 16.6 Sky blue · ΔE 21.3 Steel blue · ΔE 24.4 Cornflower blue · ΔE 30.1 Light steelblue · ΔE 31.3

Nearest named CSS colourDeep skyblue (#00BFFF)ΔE 2.75, a close match

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#F64206

Analogous#06F6BA, #0642F6

Triadic#F606BA, #BAF606

Split complementary#F60642, #F6BA06

Tetradic#BA06F6, #F64206, #42F606

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#CAF1FE

Lighter +30%#99E3FD

Lighter +20%#67D6FB

Lighter +10%#35C9FA

Darker −10%#0594C4

Darker −20%#046F92

Darker −30%#024961

Darker −40%#01232F

More saturated +25%#00BDFC

Less saturated −25%#26AAD6

Channel breakdown

G186

B246

Red6 (2.4%)

Green186 (72.9%)

Blue246 (96.5%)

Hue195°

Saturation (HSL)95.24%

Lightness49.41%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 06 · G BA · B F6

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