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Recognised as Colour

#6BB8D6

  • #6BB8D6
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Sky blue

#6BB8D6 is a cyan with RGB values 107, 184, 214 and HSL 197°, 57%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sky blue.

Colour values

#6BB8D6#6BB8D6
HEX#6BB8D6
RGBrgb(107, 184, 214)
RGB (0–1)0.4196, 0.7216, 0.8392
RGB percentages42%, 72.2%, 83.9%
HSLhsl(196.8, 56.6%, 62.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(196.8, 50%, 83.9%)
CMYK50%, 14%, 0%, 16.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,059,670
CSS custom property--colour: #6BB8D6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.42262WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness168.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.45:1
Contrast with white2.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.45:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AAAAAA
Inverted#944729

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A8B5D8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#98A9D6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.2 from the original
Tritanopia#2EC1C2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.22:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.45:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sky blue · ΔE 8.3Light skyblue · ΔE 11.6Light blue · ΔE 17.5Light steelblue · ΔE 17.7Cadetblue · ΔE 18.4Deep skyblue · ΔE 20.2
Nearest named CSS colourSky blue (#87CEEB)ΔE 8.28, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D6896B
Analogous#6BD6BF, #6B82D6
Triadic#D66BB8, #B8D66B
Split complementary#D66B82, #D6BF6B
Tetradic#BF6BD6, #D6896B, #82D66B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E3F1F7
Lighter +20%#BBDEEC
Lighter +10%#93CBE1
Darker −10%#43A5CB
Darker −20%#3089AB
Darker −30%#246984
Darker −40%#19495C
More saturated +25%#53C2EE
Less saturated −25%#83AEBE

Channel breakdown

R107
G184
B214
Red107 (42%)
Green184 (72.2%)
Blue214 (83.9%)
Hue196.82°
Saturation (HSL)56.61%
Lightness62.94%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6B · G B8 · B D6

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