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Recognised as Colour

#6DADC9

  • #6DADC9
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Sky blue

#6DADC9 is a cyan with RGB values 109, 173, 201 and HSL 198°, 46%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sky blue.

Colour values

#6DADC9#6DADC9
HEX#6DADC9
RGBrgb(109, 173, 201)
RGB (0–1)0.4275, 0.6784, 0.7882
RGB percentages42.7%, 67.8%, 78.8%
HSLhsl(198.3, 46%, 60.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(198.3, 45.8%, 78.8%)
CMYK45.8%, 13.9%, 0%, 21.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,187,913
CSS custom property--colour: #6DADC9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.37355WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness160.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.47:1
Contrast with white2.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.47:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A1A1A1
Inverted#925236

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9EAACAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#91A0C9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.2 from the original
Tritanopia#43B5B6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.48:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.47:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sky blue · ΔE 11.8Light skyblue · ΔE 14.7Cadetblue · ΔE 16.1Light steelblue · ΔE 16.9Light slate grey · ΔE 18.5Light blue · ΔE 18.8
Nearest named CSS colourSky blue (#87CEEB)ΔE 11.82, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C9896D
Analogous#6DC9B7, #6D7FC9
Triadic#C96DAD, #ADC96D
Split complementary#C96D7F, #C9B76D
Tetradic#B76DC9, #C9896D, #7FC96D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#DDECF2
Lighter +20%#B7D7E5
Lighter +10%#92C2D7
Darker −10%#4898BB
Darker −20%#387B98
Darker −30%#2A5D73
Darker −40%#1D3F4D
More saturated +25%#54B7E2
Less saturated −25%#86A3B0

Channel breakdown

R109
G173
B201
Red109 (42.7%)
Green173 (67.8%)
Blue201 (78.8%)
Hue198.26°
Saturation (HSL)46%
Lightness60.78%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6D · G AD · B C9

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