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Recognised as Colour

#6AF5FC

  • #6AF5FC
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Aqua

#6AF5FC is a cyan with RGB values 106, 245, 252 and HSL 183°, 96%, 70%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Aqua.

Colour values

#6AF5FC#6AF5FC
HEX#6AF5FC
RGBrgb(106, 245, 252)
RGB (0–1)0.4157, 0.9608, 0.9882
RGB percentages41.6%, 96.1%, 98.8%
HSLhsl(182.9, 96.1%, 70.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(182.9, 57.9%, 98.8%)
CMYK57.9%, 2.8%, 0%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,009,788
CSS custom property--colour: #6AF5FC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.75397WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness214.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.08:1
Contrast with white1.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.08:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D8D8D8
Inverted#950A03

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E5EBFDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 37.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#CEDAFDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 38.8 from the original
Tritanopia#00FDF7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.31:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text16.08:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Aqua · ΔE 12.7Cyan · ΔE 12.7Medium turquoise · ΔE 14.3Dark turquoise · ΔE 15Turquoise · ΔE 16Pale turquoise · ΔE 17.9
Nearest named CSS colourAqua (#00FFFF)ΔE 12.69, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FC716A
Analogous#6AFCBA, #6AACFC
Triadic#FC6AF5, #F5FC6A
Split complementary#FC6AAC, #FCBA6A
Tetradic#BA6AFC, #FC716A, #ACFC6A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#CEFCFE
Lighter +10%#9CF8FD
Darker −10%#38F2FB
Darker −20%#06EEFA
Darker −30%#04C0C9
Darker −40%#039097
More saturated +25%#67F8FF
Less saturated −25%#7DE4E9

Channel breakdown

R106
G245
B252
Red106 (41.6%)
Green245 (96.1%)
Blue252 (98.8%)
Hue182.88°
Saturation (HSL)96.05%
Lightness70.2%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6A · G F5 · B FC

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