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Recognised as Colour

#6C9EA4

  • #6C9EA4
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cadetblue

#6C9EA4 is a cyan with RGB values 108, 158, 164 and HSL 186°, 24%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.

Colour values

#6C9EA4#6C9EA4
HEX#6C9EA4
RGBrgb(108, 158, 164)
RGB (0–1)0.4235, 0.6196, 0.6431
RGB percentages42.4%, 62%, 64.3%
HSLhsl(186.4, 23.5%, 53.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(186.4, 34.1%, 64.3%)
CMYK34.1%, 3.7%, 0%, 35.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,118,500
CSS custom property--colour: #6C9EA4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30322WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness145.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.06:1
Contrast with white2.97:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.06:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#949494
Inverted#93615B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#969AA4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16 from the original
Deuteranopia#8D92A4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.2 from the original
Tritanopia#57A2A0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.97:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.06:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 4.8Light slate grey · ΔE 14.4Slate grey · ΔE 16Dark cyan · ΔE 18.3Dark grey · ΔE 18.8Gray · ΔE 19.2
Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 4.78, a close match
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A4726C
Analogous#6CA48E, #6C82A4
Triadic#A46C9E, #9EA46C
Split complementary#A46C82, #A48E6C
Tetradic#8E6CA4, #A4726C, #82A46C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EAF1F2
Lighter +30%#CBDCDF
Lighter +20%#ABC8CB
Lighter +10%#8BB3B8
Darker −10%#558389
Darker −20%#416569
Darker −30%#2E474A
Darker −40%#1A282A
More saturated +25%#4EB5C2
Less saturated −25%#888888

Channel breakdown

R108
G158
B164
Red108 (42.4%)
Green158 (62%)
Blue164 (64.3%)
Hue186.43°
Saturation (HSL)23.53%
Lightness53.33%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6C · G 9E · B A4

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