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Recognised as Colour

#6CCDF5

  • #6CCDF5
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light skyblue

#6CCDF5 is a cyan with RGB values 108, 205, 245 and HSL 198°, 87%, 69%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light skyblue.

Colour values

#6CCDF5#6CCDF5
HEX#6CCDF5
RGBrgb(108, 205, 245)
RGB (0–1)0.4235, 0.8039, 0.9608
RGB percentages42.4%, 80.4%, 96.1%
HSLhsl(197.5, 87.3%, 69.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(197.5, 55.9%, 96.1%)
CMYK55.9%, 16.3%, 0%, 3.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,130,613
CSS custom property--colour: #6CCDF5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.53443WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness187.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.69:1
Contrast with white1.8:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.69:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BBBBBB
Inverted#93320A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B8CAF7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#A4BBF5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23.3 from the original
Tritanopia#00D9DAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.8:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.69:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light skyblue · ΔE 6.9Sky blue · ΔE 7.7Deep skyblue · ΔE 15.2Light blue · ΔE 19Light steelblue · ΔE 20.9Powder blue · ΔE 22.1
Nearest named CSS colourLight skyblue (#87CEFA)ΔE 6.88, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F5946C
Analogous#6CF5D9, #6C88F5
Triadic#F56CCD, #CDF56C
Split complementary#F56C88, #F5D96C
Tetradic#D96CF5, #F5946C, #88F56C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FBFEFF
Lighter +20%#CCEDFB
Lighter +10%#9CDDF8
Darker −10%#3CBDF2
Darker −20%#10ABEB
Darker −30%#0D88BB
Darker −40%#09668C
More saturated +25%#62D1FF
Less saturated −25%#80C5E1

Channel breakdown

R108
G205
B245
Red108 (42.4%)
Green205 (80.4%)
Blue245 (96.1%)
Hue197.52°
Saturation (HSL)87.26%
Lightness69.22%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6C · G CD · B F5

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