Colour

#06BBDB

#06BBDB
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Sky blue

#06BBDB is a cyan with RGB values 6, 187, 219 and HSL 189°, 95%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sky blue.

Colour values

#06BBDB#06BBDB

HEX#06BBDB

RGBrgb(6, 187, 219)

RGB (0–1)0.0235, 0.7333, 0.8588

RGB percentages2.4%, 73.3%, 85.9%

HSLhsl(189, 94.7%, 44.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(189, 97.3%, 85.9%)

CMYK97.3%, 14.6%, 0%, 14.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer441,307

CSS custom property--colour: #06BBDB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.40694WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness161.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.14:1

Contrast with white2.3:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.14:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#979797

Inverted#F94424

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#A5B5DDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#8DA3DBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 33.8 from the original

Tritanopia#00C6C5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20.2 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text2.3:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9.14:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sky blue · ΔE 16.9 Deep skyblue · ΔE 18.7 Dark turquoise · ΔE 19.1 Light skyblue · ΔE 19.6 Medium turquoise · ΔE 22.1 Cadetblue · ΔE 23

Nearest named CSS colourSky blue (#87CEEB)ΔE 16.87, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#DB2606

Analogous#06DB91, #0650DB

Triadic#DB06BB, #BBDB06

Split complementary#DB0650, #DB9006

Tetradic#9106DB, #DB2606, #51DB06

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#B0F1FD

Lighter +30%#7FE9FB

Lighter +20%#4DE0FA

Lighter +10%#1BD7F9

Darker −10%#0591A9

Darker −20%#036678

Darker −30%#023C46

Darker −40%#011114

More saturated +25%#00BFE1

Less saturated −25%#22A7BF

Channel breakdown

G187

B219

Red6 (2.4%)

Green187 (73.3%)

Blue219 (85.9%)

Hue189.01°

Saturation (HSL)94.67%

Lightness44.12%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 06 · G BB · B DB

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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