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Recognised as Colour

#D6EEEE

  • #D6EEEE
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light cyan

#D6EEEE is a cyan with RGB values 214, 238, 238 and HSL 180°, 41%, 89%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 17.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light cyan.

Colour values

#D6EEEE#D6EEEE
HEX#D6EEEE
RGBrgb(214, 238, 238)
RGB (0–1)0.8392, 0.9333, 0.9333
RGB percentages83.9%, 93.3%, 93.3%
HSLhsl(180, 41.4%, 88.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(180, 10.1%, 93.3%)
CMYK10.1%, 0%, 0%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,085,870
CSS custom property--colour: #D6EEEE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.81618WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness231.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 17.32:1
Contrast with white1.21:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black17.32:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E9E9E9
Inverted#291111

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#EBEBEEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#E6E8EEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.3 from the original
Tritanopia#CFF0EEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.21:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text17.32:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light cyan · ΔE 5.9Azure · ΔE 7.2Alice blue · ΔE 8.2Mint cream · ΔE 8.6White smoke · ΔE 9.3Gainsboro · ΔE 9.5
Nearest named CSS colourLight cyan (#E0FFFF)ΔE 5.89, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EED6D6
Analogous#D6EEE2, #D6E2EE
Triadic#EED6EE, #EEEED6
Split complementary#EED6E2, #EEE2D6
Tetradic#E2D6EE, #EED6D6, #E2EED6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#FAFDFD
Darker −10%#B2DFDF
Darker −20%#8ED0D0
Darker −30%#6AC1C1
Darker −40%#49AFAF
More saturated +25%#CFF5F5
Less saturated −25%#DDE7E7

Channel breakdown

R214
G238
B238
Red214 (83.9%)
Green238 (93.3%)
Blue238 (93.3%)
Hue180°
Saturation (HSL)41.38%
Lightness88.63%
Dominant channelGreen and Blue
Hex per channelR D6 · G EE · B EE

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