Recognised as Colour

#6AF0FF

#6AF0FF
Cyan
Light
Nearest: Dark turquoise

#6AF0FF is a cyan with RGB values 106, 240, 255 and HSL 186°, 100%, 71%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark turquoise.

Colour values

#6AF0FF#6AF0FF

HEX#6AF0FF

RGBrgb(106, 240, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.4157, 0.9412, 1

RGB percentages41.6%, 94.1%, 100%

HSLhsl(186, 100%, 70.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(186, 58.4%, 100%)

CMYK58.4%, 5.9%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,008,511

CSS custom property--colour: #6AF0FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.72604WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness211.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.52:1

Contrast with white1.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black15.52:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#D5D5D5

Inverted#950F00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#DFE7FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 35 from the original

Deuteranopia#C8D6FFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 36.3 from the original

Tritanopia#00F9F4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.35:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text15.52:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark turquoise · ΔE 15.8 Medium turquoise · ΔE 15.9 Aqua · ΔE 16.5 Cyan · ΔE 16.5 Pale turquoise · ΔE 17.5 Turquoise · ΔE 19.7

Nearest named CSS colourDark turquoise (#00CED1)ΔE 15.81, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#FF796A

Analogous#6AFFC4, #6AA5FF

Triadic#FF6AF0, #F0FF6A

Split complementary#FF6AA5, #FFC46A

Tetradic#C46AFF, #FF796A, #A5FF6A

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#D0FAFF

Lighter +10%#9DF5FF

Darker −10%#37EBFF

Darker −20%#04E6FF

Darker −30%#00BBD0

Darker −40%#008D9D

More saturated +25%#6AF0FF

Less saturated −25%#7DE1EC

Channel breakdown

R106

G240

B255

Red106 (41.6%)

Green240 (94.1%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue186.04°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness70.78%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 6A · G F0 · B FF

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

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