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Colour

#6ABBFB

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

#6ABBFB is a blue with RGB values 106, 187, 251 and HSL 206°, 95%, 70%. 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

#6ABBFB#6ABBFB
HEX#6ABBFB
RGBrgb(106, 187, 251)
RGB (0–1)0.4157, 0.7333, 0.9843
RGB percentages41.6%, 73.3%, 98.4%
HSLhsl(206.5, 94.8%, 70%)
HSV / HSBhsv(206.5, 57.8%, 98.4%)
CMYK57.8%, 25.5%, 0%, 1.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,994,939
CSS custom property--colour: #6ABBFB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.4557WCAG 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 10.11:1
Contrast with white2.08:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.11:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AEAEAE
Inverted#954404

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9FBCFEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#8CADFAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.3 from the original
Tritanopia#00CAD1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 39.6 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 text10.11:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Deep skyblue · ΔE 11.6Light skyblue · ΔE 13.1Sky blue · ΔE 20.5Cornflower blue · ΔE 22Steel blue · ΔE 22.1Light steelblue · ΔE 25
Nearest named CSS colourDeep skyblue (#00BFFF)ΔE 11.6, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FBAA6A
Analogous#6AFBF3, #6A72FB
Triadic#FB6ABB, #BBFB6A
Split complementary#FB6A72, #FBF26A
Tetradic#F36AFB, #FBAA6A, #72FB6A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#CDE8FE
Lighter +10%#9CD2FC
Darker −10%#38A4FA
Darker −20%#078EF8
Darker −30%#0571C7
Darker −40%#045595
More saturated +25%#66BBFF
Less saturated −25%#7DB9E8

Channel breakdown

R106
G187
B251
Red106 (41.6%)
Green187 (73.3%)
Blue251 (98.4%)
Hue206.48°
Saturation (HSL)94.77%
Lightness70%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6A · G BB · B FB

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