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Recognised as Colour

#6BC4F1

  • #6BC4F1
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light skyblue

#6BC4F1 is a blue with RGB values 107, 196, 241 and HSL 200°, 83%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light skyblue.

Colour values

#6BC4F1#6BC4F1
HEX#6BC4F1
RGBrgb(107, 196, 241)
RGB (0–1)0.4196, 0.7686, 0.9451
RGB percentages42%, 76.9%, 94.5%
HSLhsl(200.1, 82.7%, 68.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(200.1, 55.6%, 94.5%)
CMYK55.6%, 18.7%, 0%, 5.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,062,769
CSS custom property--colour: #6BC4F1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.48957WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness180.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.79:1
Contrast with white1.95:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.79:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B4B4B4
Inverted#943B0E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#AEC2F3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#9BB4F0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.1 from the original
Tritanopia#00D0D3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 31.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.95:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.79:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light skyblue · ΔE 5.8Sky blue · ΔE 9.9Deep skyblue · ΔE 13Light steelblue · ΔE 20.2Light blue · ΔE 21Powder blue · ΔE 24.8
Nearest named CSS colourLight skyblue (#87CEFA)ΔE 5.78, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F1986B
Analogous#6BF1DB, #6B81F1
Triadic#F16BC4, #C4F16B
Split complementary#F16B81, #F1DB6B
Tetradic#DB6BF1, #F1986B, #81F16B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F7FCFE
Lighter +20%#C8E9FA
Lighter +10%#9AD7F5
Darker −10%#3CB1ED
Darker −20%#159CE1
Darker −30%#117CB2
Darker −40%#0C5C84
More saturated +25%#5DC9FF
Less saturated −25%#7FBDDD

Channel breakdown

R107
G196
B241
Red107 (42%)
Green196 (76.9%)
Blue241 (94.5%)
Hue200.15°
Saturation (HSL)82.72%
Lightness68.24%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6B · G C4 · B F1

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