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Colour

#6ADCEF

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

#6ADCEF is a cyan with RGB values 106, 220, 239 and HSL 189°, 81%, 68%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sky blue.

Colour values

#6ADCEF#6ADCEF
HEX#6ADCEF
RGBrgb(106, 220, 239)
RGB (0–1)0.4157, 0.8627, 0.9373
RGB percentages41.6%, 86.3%, 93.7%
HSLhsl(188.6, 80.6%, 67.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(188.6, 55.6%, 93.7%)
CMYK55.6%, 7.9%, 0%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,003,375
CSS custom property--colour: #6ADCEF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.60483WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness195.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.1:1
Contrast with white1.6:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.1:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C5C5C5
Inverted#952310

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#CBD5F0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#B7C6EFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 30.9 from the original
Tritanopia#00E5E2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.6:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.1:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sky blue · ΔE 12.8Dark turquoise · ΔE 15.6Medium turquoise · ΔE 15.8Pale turquoise · ΔE 16.8Powder blue · ΔE 17.6Light blue · ΔE 18
Nearest named CSS colourSky blue (#87CEEB)ΔE 12.81, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EF7D6A
Analogous#6AEFC0, #6A9AEF
Triadic#EF6ADC, #DCEF6A
Split complementary#EF6A9A, #EFBF6A
Tetradic#BF6AEF, #EF7D6A, #9AEF6A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F4FCFE
Lighter +20%#C6F2F9
Lighter +10%#98E7F4
Darker −10%#3CD1EA
Darker −20%#18BFDB
Darker −30%#1397AD
Darker −40%#0E6F7F
More saturated +25%#5AE7FF
Less saturated −25%#7FCDDA

Channel breakdown

R106
G220
B239
Red106 (41.6%)
Green220 (86.3%)
Blue239 (93.7%)
Hue188.57°
Saturation (HSL)80.61%
Lightness67.65%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6A · G DC · B EF

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