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Recognised as Colour

#6DC0FD

  • #6DC0FD
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light skyblue

#6DC0FD is a blue with RGB values 109, 192, 253 and HSL 205°, 97%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light skyblue.

Colour values

#6DC0FD#6DC0FD
HEX#6DC0FD
RGBrgb(109, 192, 253)
RGB (0–1)0.4275, 0.7529, 0.9922
RGB percentages42.7%, 75.3%, 99.2%
HSLhsl(205.4, 97.3%, 71%)
HSV / HSBhsv(205.4, 56.9%, 99.2%)
CMYK56.9%, 24.1%, 0%, 0.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,192,829
CSS custom property--colour: #6DC0FD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.48042WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness180.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.61:1
Contrast with white1.98:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.61:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B3B3B3
Inverted#923F02

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A5C0FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#92B2FCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16 from the original
Tritanopia#00CFD5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 38.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.98:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.61:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light skyblue · ΔE 10.8Deep skyblue · ΔE 10.9Sky blue · ΔE 18.3Steel blue · ΔE 23.4Light steelblue · ΔE 23.8Cornflower blue · ΔE 24.6
Nearest named CSS colourLight skyblue (#87CEFA)ΔE 10.77, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FDAA6D
Analogous#6DFDF2, #6D78FD
Triadic#FD6DC0, #C0FD6D
Split complementary#FD6D78, #FDF26D
Tetradic#F26DFD, #FDAA6D, #78FD6D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#D2EBFE
Lighter +10%#9FD6FE
Darker −10%#3BAAFC
Darker −20%#0895FC
Darker −30%#0378CE
Darker −40%#025B9C
More saturated +25%#6BC0FF
Less saturated −25%#80BDEB

Channel breakdown

R109
G192
B253
Red109 (42.7%)
Green192 (75.3%)
Blue253 (99.2%)
Hue205.42°
Saturation (HSL)97.3%
Lightness70.98%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6D · G C0 · B FD

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