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Recognised as Colour

#6DBFCA

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

#6DBFCA is a cyan with RGB values 109, 191, 202 and HSL 187°, 47%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sky blue.

Colour values

#6DBFCA#6DBFCA
HEX#6DBFCA
RGBrgb(109, 191, 202)
RGB (0–1)0.4275, 0.749, 0.7922
RGB percentages42.7%, 74.9%, 79.2%
HSLhsl(187.1, 46.7%, 61%)
HSV / HSBhsv(187.1, 46%, 79.2%)
CMYK46%, 5.4%, 0%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,192,522
CSS custom property--colour: #6DBFCA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.44777WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness172.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.96:1
Contrast with white2.11:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.96:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AEAEAE
Inverted#924035

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B3B9CBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24 from the original
Deuteranopia#A4AECAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24.6 from the original
Tritanopia#3DC5C2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.11:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.96:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sky blue · ΔE 12.6Cadetblue · ΔE 13.2Light blue · ΔE 15.9Powder blue · ΔE 16.5Medium turquoise · ΔE 16.6Dark turquoise · ΔE 18.1
Nearest named CSS colourSky blue (#87CEEB)ΔE 12.57, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CA786D
Analogous#6DCAA7, #6D90CA
Triadic#CA6DBF, #BFCA6D
Split complementary#CA6D90, #CAA76D
Tetradic#A76DCA, #CA786D, #90CA6D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#DDF0F3
Lighter +20%#B8E0E5
Lighter +10%#92CFD8
Darker −10%#48AFBC
Darker −20%#388E99
Darker −30%#2A6B74
Darker −40%#1C494F
More saturated +25%#54D2E3
Less saturated −25%#86ACB1

Channel breakdown

R109
G191
B202
Red109 (42.7%)
Green191 (74.9%)
Blue202 (79.2%)
Hue187.1°
Saturation (HSL)46.73%
Lightness60.98%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6D · G BF · B CA

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