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Recognised as Colour

#6ADAF2

  • #6ADAF2
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Sky blue

#6ADAF2 is a cyan with RGB values 106, 218, 242 and HSL 191°, 84%, 68%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sky blue.

Colour values

#6ADAF2#6ADAF2
HEX#6ADAF2
RGBrgb(106, 218, 242)
RGB (0–1)0.4157, 0.8549, 0.949
RGB percentages41.6%, 85.5%, 94.9%
HSLhsl(190.6, 84%, 68.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(190.6, 56.2%, 94.9%)
CMYK56.2%, 9.9%, 0%, 5.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,002,866
CSS custom property--colour: #6ADAF2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.59618WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness194.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.92:1
Contrast with white1.62:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.92:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C4C4C4
Inverted#95250D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C8D4F3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#B4C4F2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 30 from the original
Tritanopia#00E4E1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.62:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.92:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sky blue · ΔE 10.8Light skyblue · ΔE 16.2Light blue · ΔE 17.7Dark turquoise · ΔE 17.9Powder blue · ΔE 18.1Pale turquoise · ΔE 18.2
Nearest named CSS colourSky blue (#87CEEB)ΔE 10.76, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F2826A
Analogous#6AF2C6, #6A96F2
Triadic#F26ADA, #DAF26A
Split complementary#F26A96, #F2C66A
Tetradic#C66AF2, #F2826A, #96F26A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F7FDFE
Lighter +20%#C8F1FA
Lighter +10%#99E6F6
Darker −10%#3BCEEE
Darker −20%#14BEE2
Darker −30%#1096B3
Darker −40%#0C6F84
More saturated +25%#5DE2FF
Less saturated −25%#7ECDDE

Channel breakdown

R106
G218
B242
Red106 (41.6%)
Green218 (85.5%)
Blue242 (94.9%)
Hue190.59°
Saturation (HSL)83.95%
Lightness68.24%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6A · G DA · B F2

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