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Recognised as Colour

#6FC3CF

  • #6FC3CF
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Sky blue

#6FC3CF is a cyan with RGB values 111, 195, 207 and HSL 188°, 50%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sky blue.

Colour values

#6FC3CF#6FC3CF
HEX#6FC3CF
RGBrgb(111, 195, 207)
RGB (0–1)0.4353, 0.7647, 0.8118
RGB percentages43.5%, 76.5%, 81.2%
HSLhsl(187.5, 50%, 62.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(187.5, 46.4%, 81.2%)
CMYK46.4%, 5.8%, 0%, 18.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,324,623
CSS custom property--colour: #6FC3CF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.46915WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness175.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.38:1
Contrast with white2.02:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.38:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B2B2B2
Inverted#903C30

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B7BDD0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#A7B1CFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 25.3 from the original
Tritanopia#3DCAC6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.02:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.38:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sky blue · ΔE 11.7Cadetblue · ΔE 14.8Light blue · ΔE 15.2Powder blue · ΔE 15.7Medium turquoise · ΔE 16.3Dark turquoise · ΔE 17.7
Nearest named CSS colourSky blue (#87CEEB)ΔE 11.65, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CF7B6F
Analogous#6FCFAB, #6F93CF
Triadic#CF6FC3, #C3CF6F
Split complementary#CF6F93, #CFAB6F
Tetradic#AB6FCF, #CF7B6F, #93CF6F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E2F3F5
Lighter +20%#BBE3E9
Lighter +10%#95D3DC
Darker −10%#49B3C2
Darker −20%#3695A2
Darker −30%#29717C
Darker −40%#1C4E56
More saturated +25%#57D5E7
Less saturated −25%#87B1B7

Channel breakdown

R111
G195
B207
Red111 (43.5%)
Green195 (76.5%)
Blue207 (81.2%)
Hue187.5°
Saturation (HSL)50%
Lightness62.35%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6F · G C3 · B CF

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