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Recognised as Colour

#6CBBCD

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

#6CBBCD is a cyan with RGB values 108, 187, 205 and HSL 191°, 49%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sky blue.

Colour values

#6CBBCD#6CBBCD
HEX#6CBBCD
RGBrgb(108, 187, 205)
RGB (0–1)0.4235, 0.7333, 0.8039
RGB percentages42.4%, 73.3%, 80.4%
HSLhsl(191.1, 49.2%, 61.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(191.1, 47.3%, 80.4%)
CMYK47.3%, 8.8%, 0%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,125,965
CSS custom property--colour: #6CBBCD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.43137WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness169.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.63:1
Contrast with white2.18:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.63:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ACACAC
Inverted#934432

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#AEB6CEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#9EABCDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.5 from the original
Tritanopia#39C2C0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.18:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.63:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sky blue · ΔE 10Cadetblue · ΔE 14Light blue · ΔE 15.8Light skyblue · ΔE 16.8Powder blue · ΔE 17.7Light steelblue · ΔE 19.5
Nearest named CSS colourSky blue (#87CEEB)ΔE 10.03, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CD7E6C
Analogous#6CCDAF, #6C8ACD
Triadic#CD6CBB, #BBCD6C
Split complementary#CD6C8A, #CDAF6C
Tetradic#AF6CCD, #CD7E6C, #8ACD6C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#DEF0F4
Lighter +20%#B8DEE7
Lighter +10%#92CDDA
Darker −10%#46A9C0
Darker −20%#368A9D
Darker −30%#296977
Darker −40%#1C4751
More saturated +25%#53CAE6
Less saturated −25%#85ACB4

Channel breakdown

R108
G187
B205
Red108 (42.4%)
Green187 (73.3%)
Blue205 (80.4%)
Hue191.13°
Saturation (HSL)49.24%
Lightness61.37%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6C · G BB · B CD

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