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Recognised as Colour

#6ACFDC

  • #6ACFDC
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Sky blue

#6ACFDC is a cyan with RGB values 106, 207, 220 and HSL 187°, 62%, 64%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sky blue.

Colour values

#6ACFDC#6ACFDC
HEX#6ACFDC
RGBrgb(106, 207, 220)
RGB (0–1)0.4157, 0.8118, 0.8627
RGB percentages41.6%, 81.2%, 86.3%
HSLhsl(186.8, 62%, 63.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(186.8, 51.8%, 86.3%)
CMYK51.8%, 5.9%, 0%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,000,028
CSS custom property--colour: #6ACFDC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.52857WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness184.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.57:1
Contrast with white1.81:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.57:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BABABA
Inverted#953023

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C1C8DDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#AFBADCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29.5 from the original
Tritanopia#10D6D3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.81:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.57:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sky blue · ΔE 12.6Medium turquoise · ΔE 13.5Dark turquoise · ΔE 14.5Powder blue · ΔE 16.3Pale turquoise · ΔE 16.5Light blue · ΔE 16.7
Nearest named CSS colourSky blue (#87CEEB)ΔE 12.6, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DC776A
Analogous#6ADCB0, #6A96DC
Triadic#DC6ACF, #CFDC6A
Split complementary#DC6A96, #DCB06A
Tetradic#B06ADC, #DC776A, #96DC6A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E6F7F9
Lighter +20%#BDEAEF
Lighter +10%#93DCE6
Darker −10%#41C2D2
Darker −20%#2BA6B5
Darker −30%#21808C
Darker −40%#175A63
More saturated +25%#53E1F3
Less saturated −25%#81BDC5

Channel breakdown

R106
G207
B220
Red106 (41.6%)
Green207 (81.2%)
Blue220 (86.3%)
Hue186.84°
Saturation (HSL)61.96%
Lightness63.92%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6A · G CF · B DC

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