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Colour

#6AC2F0

  • #6AC2F0
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light skyblue

#6AC2F0 is a blue with RGB values 106, 194, 240 and HSL 201°, 82%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light skyblue.

Colour values

#6AC2F0#6AC2F0
HEX#6AC2F0
RGBrgb(106, 194, 240)
RGB (0–1)0.4157, 0.7608, 0.9412
RGB percentages41.6%, 76.1%, 94.1%
HSLhsl(200.6, 81.7%, 67.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(200.6, 55.8%, 94.1%)
CMYK55.8%, 19.2%, 0%, 5.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,996,720
CSS custom property--colour: #6AC2F0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.47939WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness178.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.59:1
Contrast with white1.98:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.59:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B3B3B3
Inverted#953D0F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#ACC0F2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#99B2EFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.8 from the original
Tritanopia#00CED1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 31.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.98:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.59:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light skyblue · ΔE 6.1Sky blue · ΔE 10.6Deep skyblue · ΔE 12.6Light steelblue · ΔE 20.3Light blue · ΔE 21.5Steel blue · ΔE 24.3
Nearest named CSS colourLight skyblue (#87CEFA)ΔE 6.15, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F0986A
Analogous#6AF0DB, #6A7FF0
Triadic#F06AC2, #C2F06A
Split complementary#F06A7F, #F0DB6A
Tetradic#DB6AF0, #F0986A, #7FF06A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F5FBFE
Lighter +20%#C7E8F9
Lighter +10%#98D5F5
Darker −10%#3CAFEB
Darker −20%#1699DE
Darker −30%#1279AF
Darker −40%#0D5981
More saturated +25%#5BC7FF
Less saturated −25%#7FBCDC

Channel breakdown

R106
G194
B240
Red106 (41.6%)
Green194 (76.1%)
Blue240 (94.1%)
Hue200.6°
Saturation (HSL)81.71%
Lightness67.84%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6A · G C2 · B F0

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