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Colour

#6CCAFF

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

#6CCAFF is a blue with RGB values 108, 202, 255 and HSL 202°, 100%, 71%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light skyblue.

Colour values

#6CCAFF#6CCAFF
HEX#6CCAFF
RGBrgb(108, 202, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.4235, 0.7922, 1
RGB percentages42.4%, 79.2%, 100%
HSLhsl(201.6, 100%, 71.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(201.6, 57.6%, 100%)
CMYK57.6%, 20.8%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,129,855
CSS custom property--colour: #6CCAFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.52649WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness186.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.53:1
Contrast with white1.82:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.53:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BABABA
Inverted#933500

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B1C8FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#9DB9FEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.4 from the original
Tritanopia#00D8DCno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 34.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.82:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.53:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light skyblue · ΔE 6.7Deep skyblue · ΔE 10.6Sky blue · ΔE 13.4Light steelblue · ΔE 22.5Light blue · ΔE 23.9Steel blue · ΔE 26.8
Nearest named CSS colourLight skyblue (#87CEFA)ΔE 6.65, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFA16C
Analogous#6CFFEA, #6C81FF
Triadic#FF6CCA, #CAFF6C
Split complementary#FF6C81, #FFEA6C
Tetradic#EA6CFF, #FFA16C, #81FF6C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#D2EFFF
Lighter +10%#9FDCFF
Darker −10%#39B8FF
Darker −20%#06A5FF
Darker −30%#0086D2
Darker −40%#00669F
More saturated +25%#6CCAFF
Less saturated −25%#7EC5ED

Channel breakdown

R108
G202
B255
Red108 (42.4%)
Green202 (79.2%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue201.63°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness71.18%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6C · G CA · B FF

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