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Recognised as Colour

#6AC2F4

  • #6AC2F4
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light skyblue

#6AC2F4 is a blue with RGB values 106, 194, 244 and HSL 202°, 86%, 69%. 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

#6AC2F4#6AC2F4
HEX#6AC2F4
RGBrgb(106, 194, 244)
RGB (0–1)0.4157, 0.7608, 0.9569
RGB percentages41.6%, 76.1%, 95.7%
HSLhsl(201.7, 86.3%, 68.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(201.7, 56.6%, 95.7%)
CMYK56.6%, 20.5%, 0%, 4.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,996,724
CSS custom property--colour: #6AC2F4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.48179WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness179.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.64:1
Contrast with white1.97:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.64:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B3B3B3
Inverted#953D0B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#AAC1F6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#97B2F3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.2 from the original
Tritanopia#00CFD3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.97:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.64:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light skyblue · ΔE 6.6Deep skyblue · ΔE 11.3Sky blue · ΔE 12.5Light steelblue · ΔE 21.1Light blue · ΔE 23.1Steel blue · ΔE 24
Nearest named CSS colourLight skyblue (#87CEFA)ΔE 6.61, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F49C6A
Analogous#6AF4E1, #6A7DF4
Triadic#F46AC2, #C2F46A
Split complementary#F46A7D, #F4E16A
Tetradic#E16AF4, #F49C6A, #7DF46A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F8FCFF
Lighter +20%#C9E9FB
Lighter +10%#99D5F8
Darker −10%#3BAFF0
Darker −20%#1199E7
Darker −30%#0E7AB7
Darker −40%#0A5A88
More saturated +25%#5FC5FF
Less saturated −25%#7EBCE0

Channel breakdown

R106
G194
B244
Red106 (41.6%)
Green194 (76.1%)
Blue244 (95.7%)
Hue201.74°
Saturation (HSL)86.25%
Lightness68.63%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6A · G C2 · B F4

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