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Colour

#6BCDFF

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

#6BCDFF is a blue with RGB values 107, 205, 255 and HSL 200°, 100%, 71%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light skyblue.

Colour values

#6BCDFF#6BCDFF
HEX#6BCDFF
RGBrgb(107, 205, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.4196, 0.8039, 1
RGB percentages42%, 80.4%, 100%
HSLhsl(200.3, 100%, 71%)
HSV / HSBhsv(200.3, 58%, 100%)
CMYK58%, 19.6%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,065,087
CSS custom property--colour: #6BCDFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.54008WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness188.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.8:1
Contrast with white1.78:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.8:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BCBCBC
Inverted#943200

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B5CBFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#A0BBFEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.8 from the original
Tritanopia#00DADDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.78:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.8:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light skyblue · ΔE 6.3Deep skyblue · ΔE 11.4Sky blue · ΔE 11.9Light steelblue · ΔE 22.5Light blue · ΔE 22.7Powder blue · ΔE 26.3
Nearest named CSS colourLight skyblue (#87CEFA)ΔE 6.27, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FF9D6B
Analogous#6BFFE7, #6B83FF
Triadic#FF6BCD, #CDFF6B
Split complementary#FF6B83, #FFE76B
Tetradic#E76BFF, #FF9D6B, #83FF6B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#D1EFFF
Lighter +10%#9EDEFF
Darker −10%#38BCFF
Darker −20%#05ABFF
Darker −30%#008AD1
Darker −40%#00699E
More saturated +25%#6BCDFF
Less saturated −25%#7EC7ED

Channel breakdown

R107
G205
B255
Red107 (42%)
Green205 (80.4%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue200.27°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness70.98%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6B · G CD · B FF

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