Colour

#6DCFEA

#6DCFEA
Cyan
Light
Nearest: Sky blue

#6DCFEA is a cyan with RGB values 109, 207, 234 and HSL 193°, 75%, 67%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sky blue.

Colour values

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HEX#6DCFEA

RGBrgb(109, 207, 234)

RGB (0–1)0.4275, 0.8118, 0.9176

RGB percentages42.7%, 81.2%, 91.8%

HSLhsl(193, 74.9%, 67.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(193, 53.4%, 91.8%)

CMYK53.4%, 11.5%, 0%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,196,650

CSS custom property--colour: #6DCFEA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.53817WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness186.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.76:1

Contrast with white1.79:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black11.76:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#BCBCBC

Inverted#923015

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#BDCAECno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#ABBCEAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 26 from the original

Tritanopia#00D8D7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23.5 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 text11.76:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sky blue · ΔE 6.7 Light skyblue · ΔE 12.5 Light blue · ΔE 16 Powder blue · ΔE 17.7 Pale turquoise · ΔE 19.7 Dark turquoise · ΔE 20.7

Nearest named CSS colourSky blue (#87CEEB)ΔE 6.75, clearly different but related

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#EA886D

Analogous#6DEAC7, #6D90EA

Triadic#EA6DCF, #CFEA6D

Split complementary#EA6D90, #EAC76D

Tetradic#C76DEA, #EA886D, #90EA6D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F3FBFD

Lighter +20%#C6ECF7

Lighter +10%#9ADEF0

Darker −10%#40C0E4

Darker −20%#1EACD3

Darker −30%#1887A6

Darker −40%#11637A

More saturated +25%#58DBFF

Less saturated −25%#82C3D5

Channel breakdown

R109

G207

B234

Red109 (42.7%)

Green207 (81.2%)

Blue234 (91.8%)

Hue192.96°

Saturation (HSL)74.85%

Lightness67.25%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 6D · G CF · B EA

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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