Recognised as Colour

#6DECFD

#6DECFD
Cyan
Light
Nearest: Dark turquoise

#6DECFD is a cyan with RGB values 109, 236, 253 and HSL 187°, 97%, 71%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark turquoise.

Colour values

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HEX#6DECFD

RGBrgb(109, 236, 253)

RGB (0–1)0.4275, 0.9255, 0.9922

RGB percentages42.7%, 92.5%, 99.2%

HSLhsl(187.1, 97.3%, 71%)

HSV / HSBhsv(187.1, 56.9%, 99.2%)

CMYK56.9%, 6.7%, 0%, 0.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,204,093

CSS custom property--colour: #6DECFD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.70334WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness208.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.07:1

Contrast with white1.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black15.07:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#D2D2D2

Inverted#921302

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#DBE4FEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#C4D3FDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 34.4 from the original

Tritanopia#00F5F1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.39:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text15.07:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark turquoise · ΔE 16.2 Medium turquoise · ΔE 16.2 Pale turquoise · ΔE 16.8 Sky blue · ΔE 17.7 Aqua · ΔE 18.7 Cyan · ΔE 18.7

Nearest named CSS colourDark turquoise (#00CED1)ΔE 16.16, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#FD7E6D

Analogous#6DFDC6, #6DA4FD

Triadic#FD6DEC, #ECFD6D

Split complementary#FD6DA4, #FDC66D

Tetradic#C66DFD, #FD7E6D, #A4FD6D

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#D2F9FE

Lighter +10%#9FF3FE

Darker −10%#3BE5FC

Darker −20%#08DFFC

Darker −30%#03B6CE

Darker −40%#028A9C

More saturated +25%#6BEEFF

Less saturated −25%#80DEEB

Channel breakdown

R109

G236

B253

Red109 (42.7%)

Green236 (92.5%)

Blue253 (99.2%)

Hue187.08°

Saturation (HSL)97.3%

Lightness70.98%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 6D · G EC · B FD

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Colour values

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