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Recognised as Colour

#C6EFF6

  • #C6EFF6
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Powder blue

#C6EFF6 is a cyan with RGB values 198, 239, 246 and HSL 189°, 73%, 87%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 17.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Powder blue.

Colour values

#C6EFF6#C6EFF6
HEX#C6EFF6
RGBrgb(198, 239, 246)
RGB (0–1)0.7765, 0.9373, 0.9647
RGB percentages77.6%, 93.7%, 96.5%
HSLhsl(188.8, 72.7%, 87.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(188.8, 19.5%, 96.5%)
CMYK19.5%, 2.8%, 0%, 3.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,037,558
CSS custom property--colour: #C6EFF6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.80393WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness228.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 17.08:1
Contrast with white1.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black17.08:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E7E7E7
Inverted#391009

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E8ECF6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#DFE5F6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13 from the original
Tritanopia#B8F3F1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.23:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text17.08:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Powder blue · ΔE 6.2Light cyan · ΔE 7.6Pale turquoise · ΔE 8.3Light blue · ΔE 8.9Azure · ΔE 11.6Alice blue · ΔE 12.2
Nearest named CSS colourPowder blue (#B0E0E6)ΔE 6.21, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F6CDC6
Analogous#C6F6E5, #C6D7F6
Triadic#F6C6EF, #EFF6C6
Split complementary#F6C6D7, #F6E5C6
Tetradic#E5C6F6, #F6CDC6, #D7F6C6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#F2FBFD
Darker −10%#9AE3EF
Darker −20%#6ED6E8
Darker −30%#42CAE1
Darker −40%#21B6CF
More saturated +25%#BEF5FE
Less saturated −25%#CEE9EE

Channel breakdown

R198
G239
B246
Red198 (77.6%)
Green239 (93.7%)
Blue246 (96.5%)
Hue188.75°
Saturation (HSL)72.73%
Lightness87.06%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C6 · G EF · B F6

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