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Recognised as Colour

#6AAECD

  • #6AAECD
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Sky blue

#6AAECD is a cyan with RGB values 106, 174, 205 and HSL 199°, 50%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sky blue.

Colour values

#6AAECD#6AAECD
HEX#6AAECD
RGBrgb(106, 174, 205)
RGB (0–1)0.4157, 0.6824, 0.8039
RGB percentages41.6%, 68.2%, 80.4%
HSLhsl(198.8, 49.7%, 61%)
HSV / HSBhsv(198.8, 48.3%, 80.4%)
CMYK48.3%, 15.1%, 0%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,991,565
CSS custom property--colour: #6AAECD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.37744WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness161 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.55:1
Contrast with white2.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.55:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A2A2A2
Inverted#955132

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9EABCFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#90A1CDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.5 from the original
Tritanopia#38B7B8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.46:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.55:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sky blue · ΔE 11.6Light skyblue · ΔE 13.6Light steelblue · ΔE 17.5Cadetblue · ΔE 17.7Light blue · ΔE 19.5Light slate grey · ΔE 19.7
Nearest named CSS colourSky blue (#87CEEB)ΔE 11.56, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CD896A
Analogous#6ACDBA, #6A7DCD
Triadic#CD6AAE, #AECD6A
Split complementary#CD6A7D, #CDBA6A
Tetradic#BA6ACD, #CD896A, #7DCD6A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#DDECF3
Lighter +20%#B6D8E7
Lighter +10%#90C3DA
Darker −10%#4499C0
Darker −20%#357C9C
Darker −30%#285E76
Darker −40%#1B3F50
More saturated +25%#51B7E6
Less saturated −25%#83A5B4

Channel breakdown

R106
G174
B205
Red106 (41.6%)
Green174 (68.2%)
Blue205 (80.4%)
Hue198.79°
Saturation (HSL)49.75%
Lightness60.98%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6A · G AE · B CD

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