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Colour

#6DD3FF

  • #6DD3FF
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light skyblue

#6DD3FF is a cyan with RGB values 109, 211, 255 and HSL 198°, 100%, 71%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light skyblue.

Colour values

#6DD3FF#6DD3FF
HEX#6DD3FF
RGBrgb(109, 211, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.4275, 0.8275, 1
RGB percentages42.7%, 82.7%, 100%
HSLhsl(198.1, 100%, 71.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(198.1, 57.3%, 100%)
CMYK57.3%, 17.3%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,197,695
CSS custom property--colour: #6DD3FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.5706WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness192.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.41:1
Contrast with white1.69:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.41:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C0C0C0
Inverted#922C00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BCD0FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#A7C0FEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23.7 from the original
Tritanopia#00E0E1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 31 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.69:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.41:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light skyblue · ΔE 7Sky blue · ΔE 9.7Deep skyblue · ΔE 14.3Light blue · ΔE 20.5Light steelblue · ΔE 22.4Powder blue · ΔE 23.5
Nearest named CSS colourLight skyblue (#87CEFA)ΔE 7, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FF996D
Analogous#6DFFE2, #6D8AFF
Triadic#FF6DD3, #D3FF6D
Split complementary#FF6D8A, #FFE26D
Tetradic#E26DFF, #FF996D, #8AFF6D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#D3F2FF
Lighter +10%#A0E2FF
Darker −10%#3AC4FF
Darker −20%#07B4FF
Darker −30%#0093D3
Darker −40%#0070A0
More saturated +25%#6DD3FF
Less saturated −25%#7FCCED

Channel breakdown

R109
G211
B255
Red109 (42.7%)
Green211 (82.7%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue198.08°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness71.37%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6D · G D3 · B FF

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