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#6ABCDC

#6abcdc ≈ Sky Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#6abcdc is a color from the azure family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 41.57% red, 73.73% green and 86.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 51.82% cyan, 14.55% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 196.84°, with 61.96% saturation and 63.92% 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 9.84:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sky Blue (#87ceeb), ΔE 5.12.

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Relative luminance0.442

Complementary

  1. #6abcdc
  2. #dc8a6a

Split complementary

  1. #6abcdc
  2. #dc6a83
  3. #dcc36a

Analogous

  1. #6adcc3
  2. #6abcdc
  3. #6a83dc

Triadic

  1. #6abcdc
  2. #dc6abc
  3. #bcdc6a

Tetradic

  1. #6abcdc
  2. #8a6adc
  3. #dc8a6a
  4. #bcdc6a

Square

  1. #6abcdc
  2. #c36adc
  3. #dc8a6a
  4. #83dc6a

Monochromatic

  1. #216e8c
  2. #2f9fca
  3. #6abcdc
  4. #a8d8eb
  5. #e6f4f9

Shades

#6abcdc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #6abcdc
  2. #5fa9c6
  3. #5596b0
  4. #4a849a
  5. #407184
  6. #355e6e
  7. #2a4b58
  8. #203842
  9. #15262c
  10. #0b1316
  11. #000000

Tints

#6abcdc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #6abcdc
  2. #79c3e0
  3. #88c9e3
  4. #97d0e7
  5. #a6d7ea
  6. #b5deee
  7. #c3e4f1
  8. #d2ebf5
  9. #e1f2f8
  10. #f0f8fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#6abcdc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #6abcdc
  2. #6cb6d3
  3. #6eb0ca
  4. #71aac0
  5. #73a4b7
  6. #759eae
  7. #7798a5
  8. #79929c
  9. #7c8c92
  10. #7e8689
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.13:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.84:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b1b1b1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9ab6c4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #abb9de ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9aacdc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #20c6c6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #95badd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #89b3dc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #49c2cf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-6abcdc {
  color: #6abcdc;
}
Background
.bg-6abcdc {
  background-color: #6abcdc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-6abcdc {
  border: 2px solid #6abcdc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #6abcdc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 106 188 220;
  --color-primary-hsl: 197 62% 64%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-6abcdc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #6abcdc, #6a83dc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-6abcdc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(106 188 220 / 0.35);
}

#87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 5.12 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 5.58 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 5.89 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 6.85 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 7.04 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 7.35 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 8.94 #954323 Inverted #b1b1b1 Grayscale 

Sky Blue
#6abcdc  rgb(106, 188, 220)  hsl(197, 62%, 64%)  Sky Blue
#dc8a6a  rgb(220, 138, 106)  hsl(17, 62%, 64%)  Dark Salmon
#dc6abc  rgb(220, 106, 188)  hsl(317, 62%, 64%)  Sky Magenta
#bcdc6a  rgb(188, 220, 106)  hsl(77, 62%, 64%)  June Bud