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Recognised as Colour

#6ABCFF

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

#6ABCFF is a blue with RGB values 106, 188, 255 and HSL 207°, 100%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Deep skyblue.

Colour values

#6ABCFF#6ABCFF
HEX#6ABCFF
RGBrgb(106, 188, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.4157, 0.7373, 1
RGB percentages41.6%, 73.7%, 100%
HSLhsl(207, 100%, 70.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(207, 58.4%, 100%)
CMYK58.4%, 26.3%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,995,199
CSS custom property--colour: #6ABCFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.46251WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness177.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.25:1
Contrast with white2.05:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.25:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AFAFAF
Inverted#954300

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9FBDFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#8BAEFEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15 from the original
Tritanopia#00CCD3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.05:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.25:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Deep skyblue · ΔE 12Light skyblue · ΔE 14.4Cornflower blue · ΔE 21.1Sky blue · ΔE 22Steel blue · ΔE 22.9Light steelblue · ΔE 26.2
Nearest named CSS colourDeep skyblue (#00BFFF)ΔE 11.96, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFAD6A
Analogous#6AFFF7, #6A72FF
Triadic#FF6ABC, #BCFF6A
Split complementary#FF6A72, #FFF76A
Tetradic#F76AFF, #FFAD6A, #72FF6A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#D0EAFF
Lighter +10%#9DD3FF
Darker −10%#37A5FF
Darker −20%#048EFF
Darker −30%#0072D0
Darker −40%#00569D
More saturated +25%#6ABCFF
Less saturated −25%#7DBAEC

Channel breakdown

R106
G188
B255
Red106 (41.6%)
Green188 (73.7%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue206.98°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness70.78%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6A · G BC · B FF

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