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Colour

#6EC9D6

  • #6EC9D6
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Sky blue

#6EC9D6 is a cyan with RGB values 110, 201, 214 and HSL 188°, 56%, 64%. 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

#6EC9D6#6EC9D6
HEX#6EC9D6
RGBrgb(110, 201, 214)
RGB (0–1)0.4314, 0.7882, 0.8392
RGB percentages43.1%, 78.8%, 83.9%
HSLhsl(187.5, 55.9%, 63.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(187.5, 48.6%, 83.9%)
CMYK48.6%, 6.1%, 0%, 16.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,260,630
CSS custom property--colour: #6EC9D6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.49943WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness180.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.99:1
Contrast with white1.91:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.99:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B7B7B7
Inverted#913629

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BCC3D7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#ABB6D6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 26.8 from the original
Tritanopia#31D0CDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.5 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 text10.99:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sky blue · ΔE 11.4Medium turquoise · ΔE 15.1Light blue · ΔE 15.4Powder blue · ΔE 15.6Dark turquoise · ΔE 16.4Pale turquoise · ΔE 16.9
Nearest named CSS colourSky blue (#87CEEB)ΔE 11.39, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D67B6E
Analogous#6ED6AF, #6E95D6
Triadic#D66EC9, #C9D66E
Split complementary#D66E95, #D6AF6E
Tetradic#AF6ED6, #D67B6E, #95D66E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E5F5F8
Lighter +20%#BEE7EC
Lighter +10%#96D8E1
Darker −10%#46BACB
Darker −20%#319EAD
Darker −30%#267985
Darker −40%#1A555E
More saturated +25%#57DAED
Less saturated −25%#85B8BF

Channel breakdown

R110
G201
B214
Red110 (43.1%)
Green201 (78.8%)
Blue214 (83.9%)
Hue187.5°
Saturation (HSL)55.91%
Lightness63.53%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6E · G C9 · B D6

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