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Colour

#6DCDF7

  • #6DCDF7
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light skyblue

#6DCDF7 is a cyan with RGB values 109, 205, 247 and HSL 198°, 90%, 70%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light skyblue.

Colour values

#6DCDF7#6DCDF7
HEX#6DCDF7
RGBrgb(109, 205, 247)
RGB (0–1)0.4275, 0.8039, 0.9686
RGB percentages42.7%, 80.4%, 96.9%
HSLhsl(198.3, 89.6%, 69.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(198.3, 55.9%, 96.9%)
CMYK55.9%, 17%, 0%, 3.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,196,151
CSS custom property--colour: #6DCDF7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.53629WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness187.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.73:1
Contrast with white1.79:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.73:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BCBCBC
Inverted#923208

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B7CAF9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#A4BBF6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.8 from the original
Tritanopia#00D9DBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.79:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.73:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light skyblue · ΔE 6.1Sky blue · ΔE 8.3Deep skyblue · ΔE 14.5Light blue · ΔE 19.5Light steelblue · ΔE 20.9Powder blue · ΔE 22.8
Nearest named CSS colourLight skyblue (#87CEFA)ΔE 6.15, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F7976D
Analogous#6DF7DC, #6D88F7
Triadic#F76DCD, #CDF76D
Split complementary#F76D88, #F7DC6D
Tetradic#DC6DF7, #F7976D, #88F76D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FEFFFF
Lighter +20%#CEEEFC
Lighter +10%#9DDEFA
Darker −10%#3DBCF4
Darker −20%#0DACF1
Darker −30%#0B89C0
Darker −40%#086790
More saturated +25%#65D0FF
Less saturated −25%#80C5E4

Channel breakdown

R109
G205
B247
Red109 (42.7%)
Green205 (80.4%)
Blue247 (96.9%)
Hue198.26°
Saturation (HSL)89.61%
Lightness69.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6D · G CD · B F7

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