Recognised as Colour

#6BCCD8

#6BCCD8
Cyan
Light
Nearest: Sky blue

#6BCCD8 is a cyan with RGB values 107, 204, 216 and HSL 187°, 58%, 63%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sky blue.

Colour values

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HEX#6BCCD8

RGBrgb(107, 204, 216)

RGB (0–1)0.4196, 0.8, 0.8471

RGB percentages42%, 80%, 84.7%

HSLhsl(186.6, 58.3%, 63.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(186.6, 50.5%, 84.7%)

CMYK50.5%, 5.6%, 0%, 15.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,064,792

CSS custom property--colour: #6BCCD8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.51269WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness182.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.25:1

Contrast with white1.87:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black11.25:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#B8B8B8

Inverted#943327

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#BEC5D9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#ADB8D8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 28.4 from the original

Tritanopia#21D3CFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.87:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text11.25:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sky blue · ΔE 12.6 Medium turquoise · ΔE 13.6 Dark turquoise · ΔE 14.8 Powder blue · ΔE 16.1 Light blue · ΔE 16.4 Pale turquoise · ΔE 16.6

Nearest named CSS colourSky blue (#87CEEB)ΔE 12.57, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#D8776B

Analogous#6BD8AE, #6B95D8

Triadic#D86BCC, #CCD86B

Split complementary#D86B95, #D8AE6B

Tetradic#AE6BD8, #D8776B, #95D86B

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#E4F6F8

Lighter +20%#BCE8ED

Lighter +10%#93DAE3

Darker −10%#43BECD

Darker −20%#2EA1AF

Darker −30%#237C87

Darker −40%#19575E

More saturated +25%#54DEEF

Less saturated −25%#82BAC1

Channel breakdown

R107

G204

B216

Red107 (42%)

Green204 (80%)

Blue216 (84.7%)

Hue186.61°

Saturation (HSL)58.29%

Lightness63.33%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 6B · G CC · B D8

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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