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Recognised as Colour

#6DB2D3

  • #6DB2D3
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Sky blue

#6DB2D3 is a cyan with RGB values 109, 178, 211 and HSL 199°, 54%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sky blue.

Colour values

#6DB2D3#6DB2D3
HEX#6DB2D3
RGBrgb(109, 178, 211)
RGB (0–1)0.4275, 0.698, 0.8275
RGB percentages42.7%, 69.8%, 82.7%
HSLhsl(199.4, 53.7%, 62.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(199.4, 48.3%, 82.7%)
CMYK48.3%, 15.6%, 0%, 17.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,189,203
CSS custom property--colour: #6DB2D3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.39795WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness165 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.96:1
Contrast with white2.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.96:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A6A6A6
Inverted#924D2C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A1B0D5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#93A4D3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18 from the original
Tritanopia#39BBBDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.34:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.96:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sky blue · ΔE 10.3Light skyblue · ΔE 11.8Light steelblue · ΔE 16.9Light blue · ΔE 18.9Cadetblue · ΔE 19.2Deep skyblue · ΔE 20
Nearest named CSS colourSky blue (#87CEEB)ΔE 10.3, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D38E6D
Analogous#6DD3C1, #6D7FD3
Triadic#D36DB2, #B2D36D
Split complementary#D36D7F, #D3C16D
Tetradic#C16DD3, #D38E6D, #7FD36D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E3F0F6
Lighter +20%#BBDBEB
Lighter +10%#94C7DF
Darker −10%#469DC7
Darker −20%#3282A8
Darker −30%#276380
Darker −40%#1B4559
More saturated +25%#55BAEB
Less saturated −25%#85AABB

Channel breakdown

R109
G178
B211
Red109 (42.7%)
Green178 (69.8%)
Blue211 (82.7%)
Hue199.41°
Saturation (HSL)53.68%
Lightness62.75%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6D · G B2 · B D3

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