Recognised as Colour

#6EDFF0

#6EDFF0
Cyan
Light
Nearest: Sky blue

#6EDFF0 is a cyan with RGB values 110, 223, 240 and HSL 188°, 81%, 69%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sky blue.

Colour values

#6EDFF0#6EDFF0

HEX#6EDFF0

RGBrgb(110, 223, 240)

RGB (0–1)0.4314, 0.8745, 0.9412

RGB percentages43.1%, 87.5%, 94.1%

HSLhsl(187.8, 81.3%, 68.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(187.8, 54.2%, 94.1%)

CMYK54.2%, 7.1%, 0%, 5.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,266,288

CSS custom property--colour: #6EDFF0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.62382WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness198.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.48:1

Contrast with white1.56:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black13.48:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C8C8C8

Inverted#91200F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#CFD8F1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30 from the original

Deuteranopia#BAC9F0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 30.9 from the original

Tritanopia#00E8E4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.56:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text13.48:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sky blue · ΔE 13.7 Medium turquoise · ΔE 15.2 Dark turquoise · ΔE 15.4 Pale turquoise · ΔE 15.8 Powder blue · ΔE 17.1 Light blue · ΔE 18

Nearest named CSS colourSky blue (#87CEEB)ΔE 13.67, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#F07F6E

Analogous#6EF0C0, #6E9EF0

Triadic#F06EDF, #DFF06E

Split complementary#F06E9E, #F0C06E

Tetradic#C06EF0, #F07F6E, #9EF06E

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F9FEFE

Lighter +20%#CAF3FA

Lighter +10%#9CE9F5

Darker −10%#40D5EB

Darker −20%#17C6E1

Darker −30%#129EB3

Darker −40%#0E7584

More saturated +25%#5FEAFF

Less saturated −25%#82D0DC

Channel breakdown

R110

G223

B240

Red110 (43.1%)

Green223 (87.5%)

Blue240 (94.1%)

Hue187.85°

Saturation (HSL)81.25%

Lightness68.63%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 6E · G DF · B F0

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Colour values

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