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#6AEEFF

#6aeeff ≈ Electric Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#6aeeff is a color from the cyan family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 41.57% red, 93.33% green and 100% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 58.43% cyan, 6.67% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 186.85°, with 100% saturation and 70.78% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with freshness, technology and clarity. Designers typically use it for health and wellness, technology products and call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 15.29:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Electric Blue (#7df9ff), ΔE 4.25.

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Web safe#66ffff
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Relative luminance0.7143

Complementary

  1. #6aeeff
  2. #ff7b6a

Split complementary

  1. #6aeeff
  2. #ff6aa3
  3. #ffc66a

Analogous

  1. #6affc6
  2. #6aeeff
  3. #6aa3ff

Triadic

  1. #6aeeff
  2. #ff6aee
  3. #eeff6a

Tetradic

  1. #6aeeff
  2. #7b6aff
  3. #ff7b6a
  4. #eeff6a

Square

  1. #6aeeff
  2. #c66aff
  3. #ff7b6a
  4. #a3ff6a

Monochromatic

  1. #00b8d0
  2. #1de5ff
  3. #6aeeff
  4. #b6f7ff
  5. #ebfdff

Shades

#6aeeff mixed progressively with black.

  1. #6aeeff
  2. #5fd6e6
  3. #55becc
  4. #4aa7b3
  5. #408f99
  6. #357780
  7. #2a5f66
  8. #20474d
  9. #153033
  10. #0b181a
  11. #000000

Tints

#6aeeff mixed progressively with white.

  1. #6aeeff
  2. #79f0ff
  3. #88f1ff
  4. #97f3ff
  5. #a6f5ff
  6. #b5f7ff
  7. #c3f8ff
  8. #d2faff
  9. #e1fcff
  10. #f0fdff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#6aeeff mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #6aeeff
  2. #6ce3f2
  3. #6ed8e6
  4. #71cdd9
  5. #73c2cc
  6. #75b7c0
  7. #77acb3
  8. #79a1a6
  9. #7c9699
  10. #7e8b8d
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.37:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15.29:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #dcdcdc ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b9e3eb ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dce6ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c5d5ff ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00f7f3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b9e9ff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a8dfff ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #26f4f8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-6aeeff {
  color: #6aeeff;
}
Background
.bg-6aeeff {
  background-color: #6aeeff;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-6aeeff {
  border: 2px solid #6aeeff;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #6aeeff;
  --color-primary-rgb: 106 238 255;
  --color-primary-hsl: 187 100% 71%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-6aeeff {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #6aeeff, #6aa3ff);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-6aeeff {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(106 238 255 / 0.35);
}

#7df9ff Electric Blue ΔE 4.25 #00ffff Aqua ΔE 8.24 #00ffff Cyan ΔE 8.24 #b2ffff Celeste ΔE 8.35 #afeeee Pale Turquoise ΔE 8.42 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 8.81 #b0e0e6 Powder Blue ΔE 9.76 #951100 Inverted #dcdcdc Grayscale 

Electric Blue
#6aeeff  rgb(106, 238, 255)  hsl(187, 100%, 71%)  Electric Blue
#ff7b6a  rgb(255, 123, 106)  hsl(7, 100%, 71%)  Salmon
#ff6aee  rgb(255, 106, 238)  hsl(307, 100%, 71%)  Fuchsia Pink
#eeff6a  rgb(238, 255, 106)  hsl(67, 100%, 71%)  Laser Lemon