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Colour

#6EC9D5

  • #6EC9D5
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Sky blue

#6EC9D5 is a cyan with RGB values 110, 201, 213 and HSL 187°, 55%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 11:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sky blue.

Colour values

#6EC9D5#6EC9D5
HEX#6EC9D5
RGBrgb(110, 201, 213)
RGB (0–1)0.4314, 0.7882, 0.8353
RGB percentages43.1%, 78.8%, 83.5%
HSLhsl(187, 55.1%, 63.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(187, 48.4%, 83.5%)
CMYK48.4%, 5.6%, 0%, 16.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,260,629
CSS custom property--colour: #6EC9D5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.49892WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness180.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.98:1
Contrast with white1.91:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.98:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B7B7B7
Inverted#91362A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BCC3D6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#ABB6D5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 26.9 from the original
Tritanopia#32D0CCno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.91:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.98:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sky blue · ΔE 11.9Medium turquoise · ΔE 14.7Light blue · ΔE 15.5Powder blue · ΔE 15.5Dark turquoise · ΔE 16.1Pale turquoise · ΔE 16.7
Nearest named CSS colourSky blue (#87CEEB)ΔE 11.89, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D57A6E
Analogous#6ED5AD, #6E96D5
Triadic#D56EC9, #C9D56E
Split complementary#D56E96, #D5AD6E
Tetradic#AD6ED5, #D57A6E, #96D56E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E5F5F7
Lighter +20%#BDE6EC
Lighter +10%#96D8E0
Darker −10%#46BACA
Darker −20%#329DAB
Darker −30%#267984
Darker −40%#1B555C
More saturated +25%#57DBEC
Less saturated −25%#85B7BE

Channel breakdown

R110
G201
B213
Red110 (43.1%)
Green201 (78.8%)
Blue213 (83.5%)
Hue186.99°
Saturation (HSL)55.08%
Lightness63.33%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6E · G C9 · B D5

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