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Recognised as Colour

#6CBAFE

  • #6CBAFE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Deep skyblue

#6CBAFE is a blue with RGB values 108, 186, 254 and HSL 208°, 99%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Deep skyblue.

Colour values

#6CBAFE#6CBAFE
HEX#6CBAFE
RGBrgb(108, 186, 254)
RGB (0–1)0.4235, 0.7294, 0.9961
RGB percentages42.4%, 72.9%, 99.6%
HSLhsl(207.9, 98.6%, 71%)
HSV / HSBhsv(207.9, 57.5%, 99.6%)
CMYK57.5%, 26.8%, 0%, 0.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,125,758
CSS custom property--colour: #6CBAFE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.45462WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness176.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.09:1
Contrast with white2.08:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.09:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AEAEAE
Inverted#934501

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9DBCFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#89ADFDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.6 from the original
Tritanopia#00CAD2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.08:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.09:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Deep skyblue · ΔE 13Light skyblue · ΔE 15.2Cornflower blue · ΔE 19.9Steel blue · ΔE 22.5Sky blue · ΔE 22.8Light steelblue · ΔE 26.4
Nearest named CSS colourDeep skyblue (#00BFFF)ΔE 13.04, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FEB06C
Analogous#6CFEF9, #6C71FE
Triadic#FE6CBA, #BAFE6C
Split complementary#FE6C71, #FEF96C
Tetradic#F96CFE, #FEB06C, #71FE6C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#D1EAFF
Lighter +10%#9FD2FE
Darker −10%#39A2FE
Darker −20%#078AFD
Darker −30%#0170D0
Darker −40%#01549D
More saturated +25%#6BBAFF
Less saturated −25%#7FB9EC

Channel breakdown

R108
G186
B254
Red108 (42.4%)
Green186 (72.9%)
Blue254 (99.6%)
Hue207.95°
Saturation (HSL)98.65%
Lightness70.98%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6C · G BA · B FE

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