Colour

#06E9FF

#06E9FF
Cyan
Light
Nearest: Dark turquoise

#06E9FF is a cyan with RGB values 6, 233, 255 and HSL 185°, 100%, 51%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark turquoise.

Colour values

#06E9FF#06E9FF

HEX#06E9FF

RGBrgb(6, 233, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.0235, 0.9137, 1

RGB percentages2.4%, 91.4%, 100%

HSLhsl(185.3, 100%, 51.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(185.3, 97.6%, 100%)

CMYK97.6%, 8.6%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer453,119

CSS custom property--colour: #06E9FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.65537WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness198.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.11:1

Contrast with white1.49:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black14.11:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#BABABA

Inverted#F91600

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#D3DFFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 41.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#B7CBFFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 43.1 from the original

Tritanopia#00F4F0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.5 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text1.49:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text14.11:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark turquoise · ΔE 14 Aqua · ΔE 15.2 Cyan · ΔE 15.2 Medium turquoise · ΔE 17.3 Turquoise · ΔE 20.8 Sky blue · ΔE 24.1

Nearest named CSS colourDark turquoise (#00CED1)ΔE 14.04, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#FF1C06

Analogous#06FF99, #066CFF

Triadic#FF06E9, #E9FF06

Split complementary#FF066C, #FF9906

Tetradic#9906FF, #FF1C06, #6CFF06

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#D2FBFF

Lighter +30%#9FF7FF

Lighter +20%#6CF2FF

Lighter +10%#39EEFF

Darker −10%#00BFD2

Darker −20%#00919F

Darker −30%#00626C

Darker −40%#003439

More saturated +25%#06E9FF

Less saturated −25%#25CFE0

Channel breakdown

G233

B255

Red6 (2.4%)

Green233 (91.4%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue185.3°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness51.18%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 06 · G E9 · B FF

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Colour values

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