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Recognised as Colour

#6DEDFD

  • #6DEDFD
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Medium turquoise

#6DEDFD is a cyan with RGB values 109, 237, 253 and HSL 187°, 97%, 71%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium turquoise.

Colour values

#6DEDFD#6DEDFD
HEX#6DEDFD
RGBrgb(109, 237, 253)
RGB (0–1)0.4275, 0.9294, 0.9922
RGB percentages42.7%, 92.9%, 99.2%
HSLhsl(186.7, 97.3%, 71%)
HSV / HSBhsv(186.7, 56.9%, 99.2%)
CMYK56.9%, 6.3%, 0%, 0.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,204,349
CSS custom property--colour: #6DEDFD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.70911WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness209.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.18:1
Contrast with white1.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.18:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D3D3D3
Inverted#921202

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#DCE5FEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#C5D4FDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 34.7 from the original
Tritanopia#00F6F2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.38:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.18:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium turquoise · ΔE 16Dark turquoise · ΔE 16Pale turquoise · ΔE 16.7Aqua · ΔE 18.1Cyan · ΔE 18.1Sky blue · ΔE 18.3
Nearest named CSS colourMedium turquoise (#48D1CC)ΔE 15.96, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FD7D6D
Analogous#6DFDC5, #6DA5FD
Triadic#FD6DED, #EDFD6D
Split complementary#FD6DA5, #FDC56D
Tetradic#C56DFD, #FD7D6D, #A5FD6D

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%#3BE7FC
Darker −20%#08E1FC
Darker −30%#03B8CE
Darker −40%#028B9C
More saturated +25%#6BEFFF
Less saturated −25%#80DFEB

Channel breakdown

R109
G237
B253
Red109 (42.7%)
Green237 (92.9%)
Blue253 (99.2%)
Hue186.67°
Saturation (HSL)97.3%
Lightness70.98%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6D · G ED · B FD

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