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Recognised as Colour

#6CB2CD

  • #6CB2CD
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Sky blue

#6CB2CD is a cyan with RGB values 108, 178, 205 and HSL 197°, 49%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sky blue.

Colour values

#6CB2CD#6CB2CD
HEX#6CB2CD
RGBrgb(108, 178, 205)
RGB (0–1)0.4235, 0.698, 0.8039
RGB percentages42.4%, 69.8%, 80.4%
HSLhsl(196.7, 49.2%, 61.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(196.7, 47.3%, 80.4%)
CMYK47.3%, 13.2%, 0%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,123,661
CSS custom property--colour: #6CB2CD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.39437WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness163.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.89:1
Contrast with white2.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.89:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A5A5A5
Inverted#934D32

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A3AFCEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#95A4CDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19 from the original
Tritanopia#3CBABBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.36:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.89:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sky blue · ΔE 10.2Light skyblue · ΔE 13.9Cadetblue · ΔE 16.1Light steelblue · ΔE 17.3Light blue · ΔE 17.7Light slate grey · ΔE 20.5
Nearest named CSS colourSky blue (#87CEEB)ΔE 10.17, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CD876C
Analogous#6CCDB8, #6C82CD
Triadic#CD6CB2, #B2CD6C
Split complementary#CD6C82, #CDB86C
Tetradic#B86CCD, #CD876C, #82CD6C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#DEEEF4
Lighter +20%#B8DAE7
Lighter +10%#92C6DA
Darker −10%#469EC0
Darker −20%#36819D
Darker −30%#296177
Darker −40%#1C4251
More saturated +25%#53BDE6
Less saturated −25%#85A7B4

Channel breakdown

R108
G178
B205
Red108 (42.4%)
Green178 (69.8%)
Blue205 (80.4%)
Hue196.7°
Saturation (HSL)49.24%
Lightness61.37%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6C · G B2 · B CD

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