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Recognised as Colour

#60ADCE

  • #60ADCE
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Sky blue

#60ADCE is a cyan with RGB values 96, 173, 206 and HSL 198°, 53%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sky blue.

Colour values

#60ADCE#60ADCE
HEX#60ADCE
RGBrgb(96, 173, 206)
RGB (0–1)0.3765, 0.6784, 0.8078
RGB percentages37.6%, 67.8%, 80.8%
HSLhsl(198, 52.9%, 59.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(198, 53.4%, 80.8%)
CMYK53.4%, 16%, 0%, 19.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,335,950
CSS custom property--colour: #60ADCE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3683WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness158.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.37:1
Contrast with white2.51:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.37:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9F9F9F
Inverted#9F5231

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9CAAD0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#8C9ECEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.8 from the original
Tritanopia#0EB7B8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.51:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.37:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sky blue · ΔE 12.4Light skyblue · ΔE 13.9Cadetblue · ΔE 18.4Deep skyblue · ΔE 19.5Light steelblue · ΔE 19.6Steel blue · ΔE 19.8
Nearest named CSS colourSky blue (#87CEEB)ΔE 12.38, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CE8160
Analogous#60CEB8, #6076CE
Triadic#CE60AD, #ADCE60
Split complementary#CE6076, #CEB860
Tetradic#B860CE, #CE8160, #76CE60

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FCFDFE
Lighter +30%#D5E9F2
Lighter +20%#AED5E6
Lighter +10%#87C1DA
Darker −10%#3B98C0
Darker −20%#2F7999
Darker −30%#235A72
Darker −40%#173B4B
More saturated +25%#46B7E8
Less saturated −25%#7AA3B4

Channel breakdown

R96
G173
B206
Red96 (37.6%)
Green173 (67.8%)
Blue206 (80.8%)
Hue198°
Saturation (HSL)52.88%
Lightness59.22%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 60 · G AD · B CE

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