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Recognised as Colour

#6DADBE

  • #6DADBE
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cadetblue

#6DADBE is a cyan with RGB values 109, 173, 190 and HSL 193°, 38%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.

Colour values

#6DADBE#6DADBE
HEX#6DADBE
RGBrgb(109, 173, 190)
RGB (0–1)0.4275, 0.6784, 0.7451
RGB percentages42.7%, 67.8%, 74.5%
HSLhsl(192.6, 38.4%, 58.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(192.6, 42.6%, 74.5%)
CMYK42.6%, 8.9%, 0%, 25.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,187,902
CSS custom property--colour: #6DADBE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36856WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness158.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.37:1
Contrast with white2.51:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.37:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A1A1A1
Inverted#925241

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A1A9BFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#959FBEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.4 from the original
Tritanopia#4AB3B2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.51:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.37:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 10.4Sky blue · ΔE 13.6Light blue · ΔE 17.8Light slate grey · ΔE 18.2Light steelblue · ΔE 18.6Light skyblue · ΔE 19.1
Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 10.44, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BE7E6D
Analogous#6DBEA7, #6D84BE
Triadic#BE6DAD, #ADBE6D
Split complementary#BE6D85, #BEA76D
Tetradic#A76DBE, #BE7E6D, #84BE6D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FAFCFD
Lighter +30%#D7E8ED
Lighter +20%#B4D5DD
Lighter +10%#90C1CE
Darker −10%#4C98AC
Darker −20%#3D7888
Darker −30%#2D5965
Darker −40%#1D3A42
More saturated +25%#53BCD8
Less saturated −25%#879EA4

Channel breakdown

R109
G173
B190
Red109 (42.7%)
Green173 (67.8%)
Blue190 (74.5%)
Hue192.59°
Saturation (HSL)38.39%
Lightness58.63%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6D · G AD · B BE

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