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Recognised as Colour

#6ABAFF

  • #6ABAFF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Deep skyblue

#6ABAFF is a blue with RGB values 106, 186, 255 and HSL 208°, 100%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Deep skyblue.

Colour values

#6ABAFF#6ABAFF
HEX#6ABAFF
RGBrgb(106, 186, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.4157, 0.7294, 1
RGB percentages41.6%, 72.9%, 100%
HSLhsl(207.8, 100%, 70.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(207.8, 58.4%, 100%)
CMYK58.4%, 27.1%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,994,687
CSS custom property--colour: #6ABAFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.45402WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness176.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.08:1
Contrast with white2.08:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.08:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AEAEAE
Inverted#954500

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9CBCFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#88ADFEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.8 from the original
Tritanopia#00CAD2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.08:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.08:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Deep skyblue · ΔE 12.9Light skyblue · ΔE 15.7Cornflower blue · ΔE 19.7Steel blue · ΔE 22.7Sky blue · ΔE 23.3Light steelblue · ΔE 27
Nearest named CSS colourDeep skyblue (#00BFFF)ΔE 12.9, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFAF6A
Analogous#6AFFFA, #6A6FFF
Triadic#FF6ABA, #BAFF6A
Split complementary#FF6A6F, #FFFA6A
Tetradic#FA6AFF, #FFAF6A, #6FFF6A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#D0E9FF
Lighter +10%#9DD2FF
Darker −10%#37A2FF
Darker −20%#048BFF
Darker −30%#0070D0
Darker −40%#00549D
More saturated +25%#6ABAFF
Less saturated −25%#7DB9EC

Channel breakdown

R106
G186
B255
Red106 (41.6%)
Green186 (72.9%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue207.79°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness70.78%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6A · G BA · B FF

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