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Recognised as Colour

#6DBDD6

  • #6DBDD6
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Sky blue

#6DBDD6 is a cyan with RGB values 109, 189, 214 and HSL 194°, 56%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sky blue.

Colour values

#6DBDD6#6DBDD6
HEX#6DBDD6
RGBrgb(109, 189, 214)
RGB (0–1)0.4275, 0.7412, 0.8392
RGB percentages42.7%, 74.1%, 83.9%
HSLhsl(194.3, 56.1%, 63.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(194.3, 49.1%, 83.9%)
CMYK49.1%, 11.7%, 0%, 16.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,192,022
CSS custom property--colour: #6DBDD6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.44501WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness172.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.9:1
Contrast with white2.12:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.9:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AEAEAE
Inverted#924229

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#AEB9D7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#9EADD6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.9 from the original
Tritanopia#33C5C5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.12:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.9:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sky blue · ΔE 7.4Light skyblue · ΔE 13.1Light blue · ΔE 15.8Cadetblue · ΔE 17.2Light steelblue · ΔE 18.3Powder blue · ΔE 18.6
Nearest named CSS colourSky blue (#87CEEB)ΔE 7.38, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D6866D
Analogous#6DD6BA, #6D89D6
Triadic#D66DBD, #BDD66D
Split complementary#D66D89, #D6BA6D
Tetradic#BA6DD6, #D6866D, #89D66D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E4F3F8
Lighter +20%#BDE1EC
Lighter +10%#95CFE1
Darker −10%#45ABCB
Darker −20%#308FAD
Darker −30%#256E85
Darker −40%#1A4D5D
More saturated +25%#56C9ED
Less saturated −25%#84B1BF

Channel breakdown

R109
G189
B214
Red109 (42.7%)
Green189 (74.1%)
Blue214 (83.9%)
Hue194.29°
Saturation (HSL)56.15%
Lightness63.33%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6D · G BD · B D6

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