Colour

#06D6FF

#06D6FF
Cyan
Light
Nearest: Deep skyblue

#06D6FF is a cyan with RGB values 6, 214, 255 and HSL 190°, 100%, 51%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Deep skyblue.

Colour values

#06D6FF#06D6FF

HEX#06D6FF

RGBrgb(6, 214, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.0235, 0.8392, 1

RGB percentages2.4%, 83.9%, 100%

HSLhsl(189.9, 100%, 51.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(189.9, 97.6%, 100%)

CMYK97.6%, 16.1%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer448,255

CSS custom property--colour: #06D6FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.55352WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness185.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.07:1

Contrast with white1.74:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black12.07:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#ADADAD

Inverted#F92900

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#BCD0FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#A0BCFFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 36 from the original

Tritanopia#00E4E3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25.1 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text1.74:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text12.07:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Deep skyblue · ΔE 16.9 Sky blue · ΔE 18 Light skyblue · ΔE 18.7 Dark turquoise · ΔE 21.9 Medium turquoise · ΔE 25.3 Light blue · ΔE 28

Nearest named CSS colourDeep skyblue (#00BFFF)ΔE 16.9, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#FF2F06

Analogous#06FFAB, #065AFF

Triadic#FF06D6, #D6FF06

Split complementary#FF065A, #FFAC06

Tetradic#AB06FF, #FF2F06, #59FF06

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#D2F8FF

Lighter +30%#9FEFFF

Lighter +20%#6CE7FF

Lighter +10%#39DEFF

Darker −10%#00AFD2

Darker −20%#00859F

Darker −30%#005A6C

Darker −40%#003039

More saturated +25%#06D6FF

Less saturated −25%#25C1E0

Channel breakdown

G214

B255

Red6 (2.4%)

Green214 (83.9%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue189.88°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness51.18%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 06 · G D6 · B FF

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Colour values

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