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Recognised as Colour

#6CC7FC

  • #6CC7FC
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light skyblue

#6CC7FC is a blue with RGB values 108, 199, 252 and HSL 202°, 96%, 71%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light skyblue.

Colour values

#6CC7FC#6CC7FC
HEX#6CC7FC
RGBrgb(108, 199, 252)
RGB (0–1)0.4235, 0.7804, 0.9882
RGB percentages42.4%, 78%, 98.8%
HSLhsl(202.1, 96%, 70.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(202.1, 57.1%, 98.8%)
CMYK57.1%, 21%, 0%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,129,084
CSS custom property--colour: #6CC7FC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.51063WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness184.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.21:1
Contrast with white1.87:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.21:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B7B7B7
Inverted#933803

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#AEC6FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#9AB7FBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.2 from the original
Tritanopia#00D5D9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 34.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.87:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.21:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light skyblue · ΔE 6.7Deep skyblue · ΔE 10.7Sky blue · ΔE 13.5Light steelblue · ΔE 22.1Light blue · ΔE 23.9Steel blue · ΔE 25.7
Nearest named CSS colourLight skyblue (#87CEFA)ΔE 6.7, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FCA16C
Analogous#6CFCE9, #6C7FFC
Triadic#FC6CC7, #C7FC6C
Split complementary#FC6C7F, #FCE96C
Tetradic#E96CFC, #FCA16C, #7FFC6C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#D0EDFE
Lighter +10%#9EDAFD
Darker −10%#3AB4FB
Darker −20%#08A1FA
Darker −30%#0482CB
Darker −40%#036299
More saturated +25%#69C8FF
Less saturated −25%#7FC2E9

Channel breakdown

R108
G199
B252
Red108 (42.4%)
Green199 (78%)
Blue252 (98.8%)
Hue202.08°
Saturation (HSL)96%
Lightness70.59%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6C · G C7 · B FC

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