Recognised as Colour

#6FDBEC

#6FDBEC
Cyan
Light
Nearest: Sky blue

#6FDBEC is a cyan with RGB values 111, 219, 236 and HSL 188°, 77%, 68%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sky blue.

Colour values

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HEX#6FDBEC

RGBrgb(111, 219, 236)

RGB (0–1)0.4353, 0.8588, 0.9255

RGB percentages43.5%, 85.9%, 92.5%

HSLhsl(188.2, 76.7%, 68%)

HSV / HSBhsv(188.2, 53%, 92.5%)

CMYK53%, 7.2%, 0%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,330,796

CSS custom property--colour: #6FDBEC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.60099WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness195.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.02:1

Contrast with white1.61:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black13.02:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C5C5C5

Inverted#902413

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#CBD4EDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#B8C5ECno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 30.5 from the original

Tritanopia#00E3E0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.61:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text13.02:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sky blue · ΔE 12.4 Medium turquoise · ΔE 15.3 Pale turquoise · ΔE 15.6 Dark turquoise · ΔE 15.7 Powder blue · ΔE 16.4 Light blue · ΔE 17

Nearest named CSS colourSky blue (#87CEEB)ΔE 12.44, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#EC806F

Analogous#6FECBE, #6F9DEC

Triadic#EC6FDB, #DBEC6F

Split complementary#EC6F9D, #ECBE6F

Tetradic#BE6FEC, #EC806F, #9DEC6F

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F6FDFE

Lighter +20%#C9F2F8

Lighter +10%#9CE6F2

Darker −10%#42D0E6

Darker −20%#1DBFD8

Darker −30%#1797AB

Darker −40%#116F7E

More saturated +25%#5CE9FF

Less saturated −25%#83CCD8

Channel breakdown

R111

G219

B236

Red111 (43.5%)

Green219 (85.9%)

Blue236 (92.5%)

Hue188.16°

Saturation (HSL)76.69%

Lightness68.04%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 6F · G DB · B EC

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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