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Colour

#6DCADE

  • #6DCADE
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Sky blue

#6DCADE is a cyan with RGB values 109, 202, 222 and HSL 191°, 63%, 65%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sky blue.

Colour values

#6DCADE#6DCADE
HEX#6DCADE
RGBrgb(109, 202, 222)
RGB (0–1)0.4275, 0.7922, 0.8706
RGB percentages42.7%, 79.2%, 87.1%
HSLhsl(190.6, 63.1%, 64.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(190.6, 50.9%, 87.1%)
CMYK50.9%, 9%, 0%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,195,358
CSS custom property--colour: #6DCADE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.50766WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness182 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.15:1
Contrast with white1.88:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.15:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B8B8B8
Inverted#923521

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BBC4DFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#A9B7DEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 26.1 from the original
Tritanopia#22D2D0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.88:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.15:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sky blue · ΔE 8.4Light blue · ΔE 15.2Light skyblue · ΔE 15.6Powder blue · ΔE 16.4Medium turquoise · ΔE 18.2Pale turquoise · ΔE 18.3
Nearest named CSS colourSky blue (#87CEEB)ΔE 8.39, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DE816D
Analogous#6DDEBA, #6D92DE
Triadic#DE6DCA, #CADE6D
Split complementary#DE6D92, #DEBA6D
Tetradic#BA6DDE, #DE816D, #91DE6D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EAF7FA
Lighter +20%#C0E8F1
Lighter +10%#97D9E7
Darker −10%#43BBD5
Darker −20%#2AA1BB
Darker −30%#217D91
Darker −40%#175968
More saturated +25%#57D8F4
Less saturated −25%#83BCC8

Channel breakdown

R109
G202
B222
Red109 (42.7%)
Green202 (79.2%)
Blue222 (87.1%)
Hue190.62°
Saturation (HSL)63.13%
Lightness64.9%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6D · G CA · B DE

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