Colour

#6BA3BD

#6BA3BD
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Cadetblue

#6BA3BD is a cyan with RGB values 107, 163, 189 and HSL 199°, 38%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.

Colour values

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HEX#6BA3BD

RGBrgb(107, 163, 189)

RGB (0–1)0.4196, 0.6392, 0.7412

RGB percentages42%, 63.9%, 74.1%

HSLhsl(199, 38.3%, 58%)

HSV / HSBhsv(199, 43.4%, 74.1%)

CMYK43.4%, 13.8%, 0%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,054,269

CSS custom property--colour: #6BA3BD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32994WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness152 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.6:1

Contrast with white2.76:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.6:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#999999

Inverted#945C42

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#96A1BEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#8A97BDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.7 from the original

Tritanopia#48AAABno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.76:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.6:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 14.6 Light slate grey · ΔE 14.7 Sky blue · ΔE 15.6 Slate grey · ΔE 17 Light steelblue · ΔE 18 Light skyblue · ΔE 18.2

Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 14.63, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#BD856B

Analogous#6BBDAE, #6B7ABD

Triadic#BD6BA3, #A3BD6B

Split complementary#BD6B7A, #BDAE6B

Tetradic#AE6BBD, #BD856B, #7ABD6B

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F8FBFC

Lighter +30%#D5E5EC

Lighter +20%#B2CFDC

Lighter +10%#8EB9CD

Darker −10%#4C8CA9

Darker −20%#3C6F86

Darker −30%#2C5263

Darker −40%#1C3440

More saturated +25%#50ADD8

Less saturated −25%#8699A2

Channel breakdown

R107

G163

B189

Red107 (42%)

Green163 (63.9%)

Blue189 (74.1%)

Hue199.02°

Saturation (HSL)38.32%

Lightness58.04%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 6B · G A3 · B BD

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