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Colour

#6FC5FF

  • #6FC5FF
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light skyblue

#6FC5FF is a blue with RGB values 111, 197, 255 and HSL 204°, 100%, 72%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light skyblue.

Colour values

#6FC5FF#6FC5FF
HEX#6FC5FF
RGBrgb(111, 197, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.4353, 0.7725, 1
RGB percentages43.5%, 77.3%, 100%
HSLhsl(204.2, 100%, 71.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(204.2, 56.5%, 100%)
CMYK56.5%, 22.7%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,325,183
CSS custom property--colour: #6FC5FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.50532WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness184.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.11:1
Contrast with white1.89:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.11:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B7B7B7
Inverted#903A00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#ABC5FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#97B6FEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.3 from the original
Tritanopia#00D3D9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 36.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.89:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.11:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light skyblue · ΔE 8.6Deep skyblue · ΔE 10.7Sky blue · ΔE 16.2Light steelblue · ΔE 22.9Steel blue · ΔE 25Light blue · ΔE 26
Nearest named CSS colourLight skyblue (#87CEFA)ΔE 8.63, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFA96F
Analogous#6FFFF1, #6F7DFF
Triadic#FF6FC5, #C5FF6F
Split complementary#FF6F7D, #FFF16F
Tetradic#F16FFF, #FFA96F, #7DFF6F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#D5EEFF
Lighter +10%#A2DAFF
Darker −10%#3CB0FF
Darker −20%#099CFF
Darker −30%#007FD5
Darker −40%#0061A2
More saturated +25%#6FC5FF
Less saturated −25%#81C2ED

Channel breakdown

R111
G197
B255
Red111 (43.5%)
Green197 (77.3%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue204.17°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness71.76%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6F · G C5 · B FF

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