#6cb4ec

Color #6cb4ec

A vivid, highly saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Sky Blue #87cefa · ΔE 11.62 Nearest Tailwind class blue-300 #8ec5ff · ΔE 5.9

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Conversions

HEX

#6cb4ec

RGB

rgb(108, 180, 236)

HSL

hsl(206.3, 77.1%, 67.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(206.3, 54.2%, 92.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(54.2%, 23.7%, 0%, 7.5%)

LAB

lab(70.79, -6.92, -34.83)

LCH

lch(70.79, 35.51, 258.76)

OKLCH

oklch(74.5%, 0.109, 243.46)

HWB

hwb(206.3, 42.4%, 7.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#eca46c

Analogous

#6cece4

#6cb4ec

#6c74ec

Triadic

#6cb4ec

#ec6cb4

#b4ec6c

Split-complementary

#6cb4ec

#ec6c74

#ece46c

Tetradic

#6cb4ec

#a46cec

#eca46c

#b4ec6c

Square

#6cb4ec

#e46cec

#eca46c

#74ec6c

Shades

Color #6cb4ec mixed toward black.

#399ae5

#1a7ecb

#145e98

#0d3f66

#071f33

Tints

Color #6cb4ec mixed toward white.

#85c1ef

#9dcdf2

#b6daf6

#cee6f9

#e7f3fc

Tones

Color #6cb4ec mixed toward gray.

#77b3e1

#82b1d7

#8cb0cc

#97afc1

#a1adb7

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.24:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.38:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.38:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9192e0 · ΔE 17.1

Deuteranopia

#8d87dd · ΔE 19.5

Tritanopia

#71d6d4 · ΔE 21.1

Achromatopsia

#adadad · ΔE 19.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #6cb4ec;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#6cb4ec]

Related colors

Steel Blue #4682b4

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Charcoal #36454f

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Light Slate Gray #778899

Frequently asked questions

#6cb4ec (#6cb4ec) is rgb(108, 180, 236) in RGB.

No, #6cb4ec is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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