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Recognised as Colour

#6AF7FF

  • #6AF7FF
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Aqua

#6AF7FF is a cyan with RGB values 106, 247, 255 and HSL 183°, 100%, 71%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Aqua.

Colour values

#6AF7FF#6AF7FF
HEX#6AF7FF
RGBrgb(106, 247, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.4157, 0.9686, 1
RGB percentages41.6%, 96.9%, 100%
HSLhsl(183.2, 100%, 70.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(183.2, 58.4%, 100%)
CMYK58.4%, 3.1%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,010,303
CSS custom property--colour: #6AF7FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.76806WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness215.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.36:1
Contrast with white1.28:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.36:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DADADA
Inverted#950800

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E7EDFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 37.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#CFDCFFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 38.6 from the original
Tritanopia#00FFF9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.28:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text16.36:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Aqua · ΔE 12.5Cyan · ΔE 12.5Medium turquoise · ΔE 15.2Dark turquoise · ΔE 15.7Turquoise · ΔE 16.7Pale turquoise · ΔE 18.3
Nearest named CSS colourAqua (#00FFFF)ΔE 12.54, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FF726A
Analogous#6AFFBC, #6AADFF
Triadic#FF6AF7, #F7FF6A
Split complementary#FF6AAD, #FFBC6A
Tetradic#BC6AFF, #FF726A, #ADFF6A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#D0FCFF
Lighter +10%#9DFAFF
Darker −10%#37F4FF
Darker −20%#04F2FF
Darker −30%#00C5D0
Darker −40%#00959D
More saturated +25%#6AF7FF
Less saturated −25%#7DE6EC

Channel breakdown

R106
G247
B255
Red106 (41.6%)
Green247 (96.9%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue183.22°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness70.78%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6A · G F7 · B FF

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