Recognised as Colour

#6ADDED

#6ADDED
Cyan
Light
Nearest: Sky blue

#6ADDED is a cyan with RGB values 106, 221, 237 and HSL 187°, 78%, 67%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sky blue.

Colour values

#6ADDED#6ADDED

HEX#6ADDED

RGBrgb(106, 221, 237)

RGB (0–1)0.4157, 0.8667, 0.9294

RGB percentages41.6%, 86.7%, 92.9%

HSLhsl(187.3, 78.4%, 67.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(187.3, 55.3%, 92.9%)

CMYK55.3%, 6.8%, 0%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,003,629

CSS custom property--colour: #6ADDED;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.60891WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness196 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.18:1

Contrast with white1.59:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black13.18:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C6C6C6

Inverted#952212

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#CDD6EEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#B8C6EDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 31.9 from the original

Tritanopia#00E5E2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.59:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text13.18:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sky blue · ΔE 14.1 Medium turquoise · ΔE 14.2 Dark turquoise · ΔE 14.4 Pale turquoise · ΔE 16.2 Powder blue · ΔE 17.5 Light blue · ΔE 18.4

Nearest named CSS colourSky blue (#87CEEB)ΔE 14.14, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#ED7A6A

Analogous#6AEDBB, #6A9CED

Triadic#ED6ADD, #DDED6A

Split complementary#ED6A9C, #EDBC6A

Tetradic#BB6AED, #ED7A6A, #9CED6A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F3FCFD

Lighter +20%#C5F2F8

Lighter +10%#98E7F2

Darker −10%#3CD3E8

Darker −20%#1AC0D7

Darker −30%#1497AA

Darker −40%#0F6F7C

More saturated +25%#58EBFF

Less saturated −25%#7FCDD8

Channel breakdown

R106

G221

B237

Red106 (41.6%)

Green221 (86.7%)

Blue237 (92.9%)

Hue187.33°

Saturation (HSL)78.44%

Lightness67.25%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 6A · G DD · B ED

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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