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Recognised as Colour

#6DBCC8

  • #6DBCC8
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Sky blue

#6DBCC8 is a cyan with RGB values 109, 188, 200 and HSL 188°, 45%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sky blue.

Colour values

#6DBCC8#6DBCC8
HEX#6DBCC8
RGBrgb(109, 188, 200)
RGB (0–1)0.4275, 0.7373, 0.7843
RGB percentages42.7%, 73.7%, 78.4%
HSLhsl(187.9, 45.3%, 60.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(187.9, 45.5%, 78.4%)
CMYK45.5%, 6%, 0%, 21.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,191,752
CSS custom property--colour: #6DBCC8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.43388WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness169.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.68:1
Contrast with white2.17:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.68:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ACACAC
Inverted#924337

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B0B6C9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#A1ABC8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23.9 from the original
Tritanopia#3FC2BFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.17:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.68:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sky blue · ΔE 12.4Cadetblue · ΔE 12.4Light blue · ΔE 15.9Powder blue · ΔE 16.9Medium turquoise · ΔE 17.8Light seagreen · ΔE 18.9
Nearest named CSS colourSky blue (#87CEEB)ΔE 12.35, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C8796D
Analogous#6DC8A7, #6D8EC8
Triadic#C86DBC, #BCC86D
Split complementary#C86D8E, #C8A76D
Tetradic#A76DC8, #C8796D, #8EC86D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#DCEFF2
Lighter +20%#B7DEE4
Lighter +10%#92CDD6
Darker −10%#48ABBA
Darker −20%#398A96
Darker −30%#2B6871
Darker −40%#1D464C
More saturated +25%#54CEE1
Less saturated −25%#86AAAF

Channel breakdown

R109
G188
B200
Red109 (42.7%)
Green188 (73.7%)
Blue200 (78.4%)
Hue187.91°
Saturation (HSL)45.27%
Lightness60.59%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6D · G BC · B C8

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