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Colour

#6DDBFF

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

#6DDBFF is a cyan with RGB values 109, 219, 255 and HSL 195°, 100%, 71%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sky blue.

Colour values

#6DDBFF#6DDBFF
HEX#6DDBFF
RGBrgb(109, 219, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.4275, 0.8588, 1
RGB percentages42.7%, 85.9%, 100%
HSLhsl(194.8, 100%, 71.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(194.8, 57.3%, 100%)
CMYK57.3%, 14.1%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,199,743
CSS custom property--colour: #6DDBFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.61134WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness197.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.23:1
Contrast with white1.59:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.23:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C6C6C6
Inverted#922400

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C6D6FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#B1C6FFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 27.5 from the original
Tritanopia#00E6E6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.59:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.23:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sky blue · ΔE 9.5Light skyblue · ΔE 11.2Deep skyblue · ΔE 18.8Light blue · ΔE 19Powder blue · ΔE 20.8Pale turquoise · ΔE 22.1
Nearest named CSS colourSky blue (#87CEEB)ΔE 9.47, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FF916D
Analogous#6DFFDA, #6D92FF
Triadic#FF6DDB, #DBFF6D
Split complementary#FF6D92, #FFDA6D
Tetradic#DA6DFF, #FF916D, #92FF6D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#D3F4FF
Lighter +10%#A0E8FF
Darker −10%#3ACEFF
Darker −20%#07C2FF
Darker −30%#009FD3
Darker −40%#0079A0
More saturated +25%#6DDBFF
Less saturated −25%#7FD2ED

Channel breakdown

R109
G219
B255
Red109 (42.7%)
Green219 (85.9%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue194.79°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness71.37%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6D · G DB · B FF

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