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Colour

#6DD4FF

  • #6DD4FF
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light skyblue

#6DD4FF is a cyan with RGB values 109, 212, 255 and HSL 198°, 100%, 71%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light skyblue.

Colour values

#6DD4FF#6DD4FF
HEX#6DD4FF
RGBrgb(109, 212, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.4275, 0.8314, 1
RGB percentages42.7%, 83.1%, 100%
HSLhsl(197.7, 100%, 71.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(197.7, 57.3%, 100%)
CMYK57.3%, 16.9%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,197,951
CSS custom property--colour: #6DD4FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.57558WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness193.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.51:1
Contrast with white1.68:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.51:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C1C1C1
Inverted#922B00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BDD1FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#A9C1FEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24.1 from the original
Tritanopia#00E0E2no 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 text1.68:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.51:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light skyblue · ΔE 7.4Sky blue · ΔE 9.5Deep skyblue · ΔE 14.8Light blue · ΔE 20.2Light steelblue · ΔE 22.5Powder blue · ΔE 23.1
Nearest named CSS colourLight skyblue (#87CEFA)ΔE 7.41, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FF986D
Analogous#6DFFE1, #6D8BFF
Triadic#FF6DD4, #D4FF6D
Split complementary#FF6D8B, #FFE16D
Tetradic#E16DFF, #FF986D, #8BFF6D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#D3F2FF
Lighter +10%#A0E3FF
Darker −10%#3AC5FF
Darker −20%#07B6FF
Darker −30%#0095D3
Darker −40%#0071A0
More saturated +25%#6DD4FF
Less saturated −25%#7FCDED

Channel breakdown

R109
G212
B255
Red109 (42.7%)
Green212 (83.1%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue197.67°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness71.37%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6D · G D4 · B FF

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