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#6ABBDB

#6abbdb ≈ Sky Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#6abbdb is a color from the azure family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 41.57% red, 73.33% green and 85.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 51.6% cyan, 14.61% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 196.99°, with 61.08% saturation and 63.73% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with openness, freedom and calm. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 9.74:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sky Blue (#87ceeb), ΔE 5.34.

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Relative luminance0.4372

Complementary

  1. #6abbdb
  2. #db8a6a

Split complementary

  1. #6abbdb
  2. #db6a83
  3. #dbc36a

Analogous

  1. #6adbc3
  2. #6abbdb
  3. #6a83db

Triadic

  1. #6abbdb
  2. #db6abb
  3. #bbdb6a

Tetradic

  1. #6abbdb
  2. #8a6adb
  3. #db8a6a
  4. #bbdb6a

Square

  1. #6abbdb
  2. #c36adb
  3. #db8a6a
  4. #83db6a

Monochromatic

  1. #216d8b
  2. #309dc8
  3. #6abbdb
  4. #a8d7ea
  5. #e5f3f9

Shades

#6abbdb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #6abbdb
  2. #5fa8c5
  3. #5596af
  4. #4a8399
  5. #407083
  6. #355e6e
  7. #2a4b58
  8. #203842
  9. #15252c
  10. #0b1316
  11. #000000

Tints

#6abbdb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #6abbdb
  2. #79c2df
  3. #88c9e2
  4. #97cfe6
  5. #a6d6e9
  6. #b5dded
  7. #c3e4f1
  8. #d2ebf4
  9. #e1f1f8
  10. #f0f8fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#6abbdb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #6abbdb
  2. #6cb5d2
  3. #6eafc9
  4. #71a9c0
  5. #73a3b7
  6. #759eae
  7. #7798a4
  8. #79929b
  9. #7c8c92
  10. #7e8689
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.16:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.74:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b1b1b1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #99b5c3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #aab8dd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #99abdb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #22c5c5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #94b9dc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #89b2db ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #49c1ce ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-6abbdb {
  color: #6abbdb;
}
Background
.bg-6abbdb {
  background-color: #6abbdb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-6abbdb {
  border: 2px solid #6abbdb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #6abbdb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 106 187 219;
  --color-primary-hsl: 197 61% 64%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-6abbdb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #6abbdb, #6a83db);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-6abbdb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(106 187 219 / 0.35);
}

#87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 5.34 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 5.64 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 5.77 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 6.98 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 7.05 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 7.34 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 8.71 #954424 Inverted #b1b1b1 Grayscale 

Sky Blue
#6abbdb  rgb(106, 187, 219)  hsl(197, 61%, 64%)  Sky Blue
#db8a6a  rgb(219, 138, 106)  hsl(17, 61%, 64%)  Dark Salmon
#db6abb  rgb(219, 106, 187)  hsl(317, 61%, 64%)  Sky Magenta
#bbdb6a  rgb(187, 219, 106)  hsl(77, 61%, 64%)  June Bud