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Colour

#6BCFE4

  • #6BCFE4
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Sky blue

#6BCFE4 is a cyan with RGB values 107, 207, 228 and HSL 190°, 69%, 66%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sky blue.

Colour values

#6BCFE4#6BCFE4
HEX#6BCFE4
RGBrgb(107, 207, 228)
RGB (0–1)0.4196, 0.8118, 0.8941
RGB percentages42%, 81.2%, 89.4%
HSLhsl(190.4, 69.1%, 65.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(190.4, 53.1%, 89.4%)
CMYK53.1%, 9.2%, 0%, 10.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,065,572
CSS custom property--colour: #6BCFE4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.53353WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness185.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.67:1
Contrast with white1.8:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.67:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BBBBBB
Inverted#94301B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BFC9E5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#ACBBE4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 27.5 from the original
Tritanopia#00D8D5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.8:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.67:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sky blue · ΔE 9Light skyblue · ΔE 15.8Light blue · ΔE 16Powder blue · ΔE 16.8Medium turquoise · ΔE 17.7Dark turquoise · ΔE 17.7
Nearest named CSS colourSky blue (#87CEEB)ΔE 9, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E4806B
Analogous#6BE4BC, #6B93E4
Triadic#E46BCF, #CFE46B
Split complementary#E46B93, #E4BC6B
Tetradic#BC6BE4, #E4806B, #93E46B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#ECF9FC
Lighter +20%#C1EBF4
Lighter +10%#96DDEC
Darker −10%#40C1DC
Darker −20%#24A9C5
Darker −30%#1C849A
Darker −40%#145F6F
More saturated +25%#55DDFA
Less saturated −25%#81C1CE

Channel breakdown

R107
G207
B228
Red107 (42%)
Green207 (81.2%)
Blue228 (89.4%)
Hue190.41°
Saturation (HSL)69.14%
Lightness65.69%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6B · G CF · B E4

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