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Recognised as Colour

#6CC5FC

  • #6CC5FC
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light skyblue

#6CC5FC is a blue with RGB values 108, 197, 252 and HSL 203°, 96%, 71%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light skyblue.

Colour values

#6CC5FC#6CC5FC
HEX#6CC5FC
RGBrgb(108, 197, 252)
RGB (0–1)0.4235, 0.7725, 0.9882
RGB percentages42.4%, 77.3%, 98.8%
HSLhsl(202.9, 96%, 70.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(202.9, 57.1%, 98.8%)
CMYK57.1%, 21.8%, 0%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,128,572
CSS custom property--colour: #6CC5FC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.50149WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness183.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.03:1
Contrast with white1.9:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.03:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B6B6B6
Inverted#933A03

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#ACC4FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#98B5FBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.8 from the original
Tritanopia#00D3D7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 35.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.9:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.03:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light skyblue · ΔE 7.6Deep skyblue · ΔE 10.4Sky blue · ΔE 14.6Light steelblue · ΔE 22.4Light blue · ΔE 24.9Steel blue · ΔE 24.9
Nearest named CSS colourLight skyblue (#87CEFA)ΔE 7.56, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FCA36C
Analogous#6CFCEB, #6C7DFC
Triadic#FC6CC5, #C5FC6C
Split complementary#FC6C7D, #FCEB6C
Tetradic#EB6CFC, #FCA36C, #7DFC6C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#D0ECFE
Lighter +10%#9ED9FD
Darker −10%#3AB1FB
Darker −20%#089EFA
Darker −30%#047FCB
Darker −40%#036099
More saturated +25%#69C6FF
Less saturated −25%#7FC1E9

Channel breakdown

R108
G197
B252
Red108 (42.4%)
Green197 (77.3%)
Blue252 (98.8%)
Hue202.92°
Saturation (HSL)96%
Lightness70.59%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6C · G C5 · B FC

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