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Recognised as Colour

#06BBF7

  • #06BBF7
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Deep skyblue

#06BBF7 is a cyan with RGB values 6, 187, 247 and HSL 195°, 95%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Deep skyblue.

Colour values

#06BBF7#06BBF7
HEX#06BBF7
RGBrgb(6, 187, 247)
RGB (0–1)0.0235, 0.7333, 0.9686
RGB percentages2.4%, 73.3%, 96.9%
HSLhsl(194.9, 95.3%, 49.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(194.9, 97.6%, 96.9%)
CMYK97.6%, 24.3%, 0%, 3.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer441,335
CSS custom property--colour: #06BBF7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.42295WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness165.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.46:1
Contrast with white2.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.46:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#999999
Inverted#F94408

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9CB9FAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#80A6F6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 26.8 from the original
Tritanopia#00CBCFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 34.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.22:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.46:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Deep skyblue · ΔE 2.6Light skyblue · ΔE 16.5Sky blue · ΔE 21.2Steel blue · ΔE 24.8Cornflower blue · ΔE 30.3Light steelblue · ΔE 31.3
Nearest named CSS colourDeep skyblue (#00BFFF)ΔE 2.55, a close match
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F74206
Analogous#06F7BB, #0643F7
Triadic#F706BB, #BBF706
Split complementary#F70643, #F7BB06
Tetradic#BB06F7, #F74206, #43F706

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CBF1FE
Lighter +30%#99E4FD
Lighter +20%#68D7FB
Lighter +10%#36C9FA
Darker −10%#0595C5
Darker −20%#047093
Darker −30%#024A62
Darker −40%#012430
More saturated +25%#00BEFD
Less saturated −25%#26ABD7

Channel breakdown

R6
G187
B247
Red6 (2.4%)
Green187 (73.3%)
Blue247 (96.9%)
Hue194.94°
Saturation (HSL)95.26%
Lightness49.61%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 06 · G BB · B F7

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