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Colour

#6FBFCB

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

#6FBFCB is a cyan with RGB values 111, 191, 203 and HSL 188°, 47%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sky blue.

Colour values

#6FBFCB#6FBFCB
HEX#6FBFCB
RGBrgb(111, 191, 203)
RGB (0–1)0.4353, 0.749, 0.7961
RGB percentages43.5%, 74.9%, 79.6%
HSLhsl(187.8, 46.9%, 61.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(187.8, 45.3%, 79.6%)
CMYK45.3%, 5.9%, 0%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,323,595
CSS custom property--colour: #6FBFCB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.44953WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness172.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.99:1
Contrast with white2.1:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.99:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AFAFAF
Inverted#904034

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B3B9CCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#A4AECBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24.2 from the original
Tritanopia#41C5C2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.1:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.99:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sky blue · ΔE 11.9Cadetblue · ΔE 13.4Light blue · ΔE 15.3Powder blue · ΔE 16.2Medium turquoise · ΔE 17.3Pale turquoise · ΔE 18.8
Nearest named CSS colourSky blue (#87CEEB)ΔE 11.86, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CB7B6F
Analogous#6FCBA9, #6F91CB
Triadic#CB6FBF, #BFCB6F
Split complementary#CB6F91, #CBA96F
Tetradic#A96FCB, #CB7B6F, #91CB6F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#DFF1F4
Lighter +20%#BAE0E6
Lighter +10%#94D0D9
Darker −10%#4AAEBD
Darker −20%#388F9C
Darker −30%#2B6C76
Darker −40%#1D4A51
More saturated +25%#57D1E3
Less saturated −25%#88ADB3

Channel breakdown

R111
G191
B203
Red111 (43.5%)
Green191 (74.9%)
Blue203 (79.6%)
Hue187.83°
Saturation (HSL)46.94%
Lightness61.57%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6F · G BF · B CB

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