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Recognised as Colour

#6AFCFF

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

#6AFCFF is a cyan with RGB values 106, 252, 255 and HSL 181°, 100%, 71%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 17:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Aqua.

Colour values

#6AFCFF#6AFCFF
HEX#6AFCFF
RGBrgb(106, 252, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.4157, 0.9882, 1
RGB percentages41.6%, 98.8%, 100%
HSLhsl(181.2, 100%, 70.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(181.2, 58.4%, 100%)
CMYK58.4%, 1.2%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,011,583
CSS custom property--colour: #6AFCFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.79905WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness219.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.98:1
Contrast with white1.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.98:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DDDDDD
Inverted#950300

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#ECF1FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 39.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#D5E0FFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 40.6 from the original
Tritanopia#00FFFCno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.24:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text16.98:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Aqua · ΔE 10.2Cyan · ΔE 10.2Turquoise · ΔE 15.2Medium turquoise · ΔE 15.5Dark turquoise · ΔE 16.5Pale turquoise · ΔE 19.6
Nearest named CSS colourAqua (#00FFFF)ΔE 10.21, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FF6D6A
Analogous#6AFFB7, #6AB2FF
Triadic#FF6AFC, #FCFF6A
Split complementary#FF6AB2, #FFB76A
Tetradic#B76AFF, #FF6D6A, #B2FF6A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#D0FEFF
Lighter +10%#9DFDFF
Darker −10%#37FBFF
Darker −20%#04FAFF
Darker −30%#00CCD0
Darker −40%#009A9D
More saturated +25%#6AFCFF
Less saturated −25%#7DEAEC

Channel breakdown

R106
G252
B255
Red106 (41.6%)
Green252 (98.8%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue181.21°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness70.78%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6A · G FC · B FF

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