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Recognised as Colour

#6AB0CC

  • #6AB0CC
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Sky blue

#6AB0CC is a cyan with RGB values 106, 176, 204 and HSL 197°, 49%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sky blue.

Colour values

#6AB0CC#6AB0CC
HEX#6AB0CC
RGBrgb(106, 176, 204)
RGB (0–1)0.4157, 0.6902, 0.8
RGB percentages41.6%, 69%, 80%
HSLhsl(197.1, 49%, 60.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(197.1, 48%, 80%)
CMYK48%, 13.7%, 0%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,992,076
CSS custom property--colour: #6AB0CC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38474WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness162.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.69:1
Contrast with white2.42:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.69:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A3A3A3
Inverted#954F33

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A1ADCDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#92A2CCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.7 from the original
Tritanopia#38B8B9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.42:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.69:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sky blue · ΔE 10.8Light skyblue · ΔE 14.1Cadetblue · ΔE 16.3Light steelblue · ΔE 17.6Light blue · ΔE 18.5Light slate grey · ΔE 20.1
Nearest named CSS colourSky blue (#87CEEB)ΔE 10.85, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CC866A
Analogous#6ACCB7, #6A7FCC
Triadic#CC6AB0, #B0CC6A
Split complementary#CC6A7F, #CCB76A
Tetradic#B76ACC, #CC866A, #7FCC6A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#DCECF3
Lighter +20%#B6D8E6
Lighter +10%#90C4D9
Darker −10%#449CBF
Darker −20%#357E9B
Darker −30%#285F75
Darker −40%#1B404F
More saturated +25%#51BBE5
Less saturated −25%#83A5B3

Channel breakdown

R106
G176
B204
Red106 (41.6%)
Green176 (69%)
Blue204 (80%)
Hue197.14°
Saturation (HSL)49%
Lightness60.78%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6A · G B0 · B CC

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