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Recognised as Colour

#6DCCD9

  • #6DCCD9
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Sky blue

#6DCCD9 is a cyan with RGB values 109, 204, 217 and HSL 187°, 59%, 64%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sky blue.

Colour values

#6DCCD9#6DCCD9
HEX#6DCCD9
RGBrgb(109, 204, 217)
RGB (0–1)0.4275, 0.8, 0.851
RGB percentages42.7%, 80%, 85.1%
HSLhsl(187.2, 58.7%, 63.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(187.2, 49.8%, 85.1%)
CMYK49.8%, 6%, 0%, 14.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,195,865
CSS custom property--colour: #6DCCD9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.51447WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness182.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.29:1
Contrast with white1.86:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.29:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B9B9B9
Inverted#923326

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BEC5DAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#ADB8D9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 28 from the original
Tritanopia#28D3D0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.86:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.29:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sky blue · ΔE 11.8Medium turquoise · ΔE 14.4Dark turquoise · ΔE 15.6Powder blue · ΔE 15.7Light blue · ΔE 15.8Pale turquoise · ΔE 16.5
Nearest named CSS colourSky blue (#87CEEB)ΔE 11.78, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D97A6D
Analogous#6DD9B0, #6D96D9
Triadic#D96DCC, #CCD96D
Split complementary#D96D96, #D9B06D
Tetradic#B06DD9, #D97A6D, #96D96D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E6F6F9
Lighter +20%#BEE8EE
Lighter +10%#95DAE4
Darker −10%#45BECE
Darker −20%#2EA2B2
Darker −30%#247D89
Darker −40%#195861
More saturated +25%#56DDF0
Less saturated −25%#84BBC2

Channel breakdown

R109
G204
B217
Red109 (42.7%)
Green204 (80%)
Blue217 (85.1%)
Hue187.22°
Saturation (HSL)58.7%
Lightness63.92%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6D · G CC · B D9

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