Recognised as Colour

#6EDAED

#6EDAED
Cyan
Light
Nearest: Sky blue

#6EDAED is a cyan with RGB values 110, 218, 237 and HSL 189°, 78%, 68%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sky blue.

Colour values

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HEX#6EDAED

RGBrgb(110, 218, 237)

RGB (0–1)0.4314, 0.8549, 0.9294

RGB percentages43.1%, 85.5%, 92.9%

HSLhsl(189, 77.9%, 68%)

HSV / HSBhsv(189, 53.6%, 92.9%)

CMYK53.6%, 8%, 0%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,265,005

CSS custom property--colour: #6EDAED;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.59572WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness194.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.91:1

Contrast with white1.63:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black12.91:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C4C4C4

Inverted#912512

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#CAD3EEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#B6C5EDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29.5 from the original

Tritanopia#00E3E0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.63:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text12.91:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sky blue · ΔE 11.6 Medium turquoise · ΔE 16.2 Pale turquoise · ΔE 16.3 Dark turquoise · ΔE 16.3 Powder blue · ΔE 16.7 Light blue · ΔE 16.9

Nearest named CSS colourSky blue (#87CEEB)ΔE 11.61, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#ED816E

Analogous#6EEDC1, #6E9BED

Triadic#ED6EDA, #DAED6E

Split complementary#ED6E9B, #EDC16E

Tetradic#C06EED, #ED816E, #9BED6E

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F6FDFE

Lighter +20%#C9F1F8

Lighter +10%#9BE6F3

Darker −10%#41CEE7

Darker −20%#1BBDDA

Darker −30%#1596AD

Darker −40%#106F7F

More saturated +25%#5CE7FF

Less saturated −25%#82CCD9

Channel breakdown

R110

G218

B237

Red110 (43.1%)

Green218 (85.5%)

Blue237 (92.9%)

Hue188.98°

Saturation (HSL)77.91%

Lightness68.04%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 6E · G DA · B ED

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Colour values

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Colour vision & accessibility

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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