Colour

#6BBBC8

#6BBBC8
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Sky blue

#6BBBC8 is a cyan with RGB values 107, 187, 200 and HSL 188°, 46%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sky blue.

Colour values

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HEX#6BBBC8

RGBrgb(107, 187, 200)

RGB (0–1)0.4196, 0.7333, 0.7843

RGB percentages42%, 73.3%, 78.4%

HSLhsl(188.4, 45.8%, 60.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(188.4, 46.5%, 78.4%)

CMYK46.5%, 6.5%, 0%, 21.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,060,424

CSS custom property--colour: #6BBBC8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.42837WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness168.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.57:1

Contrast with white2.19:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.57:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#ABABAB

Inverted#944437

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#AFB5C9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#A0AAC8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24.1 from the original

Tritanopia#3BC1BFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.19:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9.57:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sky blue · ΔE 12.2 Cadetblue · ΔE 12.4 Light blue · ΔE 16.3 Powder blue · ΔE 17.4 Medium turquoise · ΔE 18.1 Light seagreen · ΔE 19.1

Nearest named CSS colourSky blue (#87CEEB)ΔE 12.22, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#C8786B

Analogous#6BC8A6, #6B8DC8

Triadic#C86BBB, #BBC86B

Split complementary#C86B8D, #C8A66B

Tetradic#A66BC8, #C8786B, #8DC86B

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#DBEEF1

Lighter +20%#B5DDE4

Lighter +10%#90CCD6

Darker −10%#46AABA

Darker −20%#388895

Darker −30%#2A6670

Darker −40%#1C444B

More saturated +25%#52CDE1

Less saturated −25%#84A9AF

Channel breakdown

R107

G187

B200

Red107 (42%)

Green187 (73.3%)

Blue200 (78.4%)

Hue188.39°

Saturation (HSL)45.81%

Lightness60.2%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 6B · G BB · B C8

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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