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Recognised as Colour

#6AF6FF

  • #6AF6FF
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Aqua

#6AF6FF is a cyan with RGB values 106, 246, 255 and HSL 184°, 100%, 71%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Aqua.

Colour values

#6AF6FF#6AF6FF
HEX#6AF6FF
RGBrgb(106, 246, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.4157, 0.9647, 1
RGB percentages41.6%, 96.5%, 100%
HSLhsl(183.6, 100%, 70.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(183.6, 58.4%, 100%)
CMYK58.4%, 3.5%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,010,047
CSS custom property--colour: #6AF6FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.76196WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness215.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.24:1
Contrast with white1.29:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.24:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D9D9D9
Inverted#950900

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E5ECFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 37 from the original
Deuteranopia#CEDBFFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 38.3 from the original
Tritanopia#00FEF8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.29:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text16.24:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Aqua · ΔE 13.1Cyan · ΔE 13.1Medium turquoise · ΔE 15.2Dark turquoise · ΔE 15.6Turquoise · ΔE 17.1Pale turquoise · ΔE 18.1
Nearest named CSS colourAqua (#00FFFF)ΔE 13.07, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FF736A
Analogous#6AFFBD, #6AACFF
Triadic#FF6AF6, #F6FF6A
Split complementary#FF6AAC, #FFBE6A
Tetradic#BD6AFF, #FF736A, #ABFF6A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#D0FCFF
Lighter +10%#9DF9FF
Darker −10%#37F3FF
Darker −20%#04F0FF
Darker −30%#00C3D0
Darker −40%#00949D
More saturated +25%#6AF6FF
Less saturated −25%#7DE6EC

Channel breakdown

R106
G246
B255
Red106 (41.6%)
Green246 (96.5%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue183.62°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness70.78%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6A · G F6 · B FF

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