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Colour

#6BC6FB

  • #6BC6FB
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light skyblue

#6BC6FB is a blue with RGB values 107, 198, 251 and HSL 202°, 95%, 70%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light skyblue.

Colour values

#6BC6FB#6BC6FB
HEX#6BC6FB
RGBrgb(107, 198, 251)
RGB (0–1)0.4196, 0.7765, 0.9843
RGB percentages42%, 77.6%, 98.4%
HSLhsl(202.1, 94.7%, 70.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(202.1, 57.4%, 98.4%)
CMYK57.4%, 21.1%, 0%, 1.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,063,291
CSS custom property--colour: #6BC6FB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.50479WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness183.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.1:1
Contrast with white1.89:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.1:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B6B6B6
Inverted#943904

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#ADC5FEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#99B6FAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.2 from the original
Tritanopia#00D4D8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 34.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.89:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.1:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light skyblue · ΔE 6.9Deep skyblue · ΔE 10.5Sky blue · ΔE 13.6Light steelblue · ΔE 22.2Light blue · ΔE 24.1Steel blue · ΔE 25.4
Nearest named CSS colourLight skyblue (#87CEFA)ΔE 6.87, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FBA06B
Analogous#6BFBE8, #6B7EFB
Triadic#FB6BC6, #C6FB6B
Split complementary#FB6B7E, #FBE86B
Tetradic#E86BFB, #FBA06B, #7EFB6B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#CEECFE
Lighter +10%#9DD9FC
Darker −10%#39B3FA
Darker −20%#08A0F8
Darker −30%#0580C8
Darker −40%#046096
More saturated +25%#67C7FF
Less saturated −25%#7EC1E8

Channel breakdown

R107
G198
B251
Red107 (42%)
Green198 (77.6%)
Blue251 (98.4%)
Hue202.08°
Saturation (HSL)94.74%
Lightness70.2%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6B · G C6 · B FB

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