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Colour

#6ABCD8

  • #6ABCD8
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Sky blue

#6ABCD8 is a cyan with RGB values 106, 188, 216 and HSL 195°, 59%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sky blue.

Colour values

#6ABCD8#6ABCD8
HEX#6ABCD8
RGBrgb(106, 188, 216)
RGB (0–1)0.4157, 0.7373, 0.8471
RGB percentages41.6%, 73.7%, 84.7%
HSLhsl(195.3, 58.5%, 63.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(195.3, 50.9%, 84.7%)
CMYK50.9%, 13%, 0%, 15.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,995,160
CSS custom property--colour: #6ABCD8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.43988WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness171.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.8:1
Contrast with white2.14:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.8:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ADADAD
Inverted#954327

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#ACB8DAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#9BACD8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.6 from the original
Tritanopia#26C5C5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.14:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.8:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sky blue · ΔE 7.5Light skyblue · ΔE 12.1Light blue · ΔE 16.8Cadetblue · ΔE 18.3Light steelblue · ΔE 18.5Powder blue · ΔE 19.8
Nearest named CSS colourSky blue (#87CEEB)ΔE 7.47, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D8866A
Analogous#6AD8BD, #6A85D8
Triadic#D86ABC, #BCD86A
Split complementary#D86A85, #D8BD6A
Tetradic#BD6AD8, #D8866A, #85D86A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E3F3F8
Lighter +20%#BBE0ED
Lighter +10%#92CEE3
Darker −10%#42AACD
Darker −20%#2E8EAE
Darker −30%#236D86
Darker −40%#184C5E
More saturated +25%#53C8F0
Less saturated −25%#82B0C1

Channel breakdown

R106
G188
B216
Red106 (41.6%)
Green188 (73.7%)
Blue216 (84.7%)
Hue195.27°
Saturation (HSL)58.51%
Lightness63.14%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6A · G BC · B D8

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