Colour

#6ADFFE

#6ADFFE
Cyan
Light
Nearest: Sky blue

#6ADFFE is a cyan with RGB values 106, 223, 254 and HSL 193°, 99%, 71%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sky blue.

Colour values

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HEX#6ADFFE

RGBrgb(106, 223, 254)

RGB (0–1)0.4157, 0.8745, 0.9961

RGB percentages41.6%, 87.5%, 99.6%

HSLhsl(192.6, 98.7%, 70.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(192.6, 58.3%, 99.6%)

CMYK58.3%, 12.2%, 0%, 0.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,004,158

CSS custom property--colour: #6ADFFE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.62995WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness199.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.6:1

Contrast with white1.54:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black13.6:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C8C8C8

Inverted#952001

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#CBD9FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#B5C9FEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29.6 from the original

Tritanopia#00EAE9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.54:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text13.6:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sky blue · ΔE 11.1 Light skyblue · ΔE 14.5 Light blue · ΔE 19.2 Powder blue · ΔE 20.1 Pale turquoise · ΔE 20.4 Dark turquoise · ΔE 21.1

Nearest named CSS colourSky blue (#87CEEB)ΔE 11.12, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#FE896A

Analogous#6AFED3, #6A95FE

Triadic#FE6ADF, #DFFE6A

Split complementary#FE6A95, #FED36A

Tetradic#D36AFE, #FE896A, #95FE6A

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#CFF5FF

Lighter +10%#9DEAFE

Darker −10%#37D4FE

Darker −20%#05C9FD

Darker −30%#01A3CE

Darker −40%#017B9B

More saturated +25%#69E0FF

Less saturated −25%#7DD4EB

Channel breakdown

R106

G223

B254

Red106 (41.6%)

Green223 (87.5%)

Blue254 (99.6%)

Hue192.57°

Saturation (HSL)98.67%

Lightness70.59%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 6A · G DF · B FE

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Colour values

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