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#6BBBDD

#6bbbdd ≈ Sky Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#6bbbdd is a color from the azure family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 41.96% red, 73.33% green and 86.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 51.58% cyan, 15.38% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 197.89°, with 62.64% saturation and 64.31% 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 9.78:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sky Blue (#87ceeb), ΔE 5.35.

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Relative luminance0.4389

Complementary

  1. #6bbbdd
  2. #dd8d6b

Split complementary

  1. #6bbbdd
  2. #dd6b82
  3. #ddc66b

Analogous

  1. #6bddc6
  2. #6bbbdd
  3. #6b82dd

Triadic

  1. #6bbbdd
  2. #dd6bbb
  3. #bbdd6b

Tetradic

  1. #6bbbdd
  2. #8d6bdd
  3. #dd8d6b
  4. #bbdd6b

Square

  1. #6bbbdd
  2. #c66bdd
  3. #dd8d6b
  4. #82dd6b

Monochromatic

  1. #216e8e
  2. #2f9ecd
  3. #6bbbdd
  4. #a9d8eb
  5. #e7f4fa

Shades

#6bbbdd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #6bbbdd
  2. #60a8c7
  3. #5696b1
  4. #4b839b
  5. #407085
  6. #365e6f
  7. #2b4b58
  8. #203842
  9. #15252c
  10. #0b1316
  11. #000000

Tints

#6bbbdd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #6bbbdd
  2. #7ac2e0
  3. #89c9e4
  4. #97cfe7
  5. #a6d6eb
  6. #b5ddee
  7. #c4e4f1
  8. #d3ebf5
  9. #e1f1f8
  10. #f0f8fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#6bbbdd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #6bbbdd
  2. #6db5d4
  3. #6fafca
  4. #71a9c1
  5. #73a3b8
  6. #769eaf
  7. #7898a5
  8. #7a929c
  9. #7c8c93
  10. #7e8689
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.15:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.78:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b1b1b1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9ab5c4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a9b8df ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #99abdd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #23c5c6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #94b9de ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #89b2dd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4ac1d0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-6bbbdd {
  color: #6bbbdd;
}
Background
.bg-6bbbdd {
  background-color: #6bbbdd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-6bbbdd {
  border: 2px solid #6bbbdd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #6bbbdd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 107 187 221;
  --color-primary-hsl: 198 63% 64%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-6bbbdd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #6bbbdd, #6b82dd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-6bbbdd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(107 187 221 / 0.35);
}

#87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 5.35 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 5.60 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 5.68 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 6.50 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 6.57 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 6.62 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 8.23 #944422 Inverted #b1b1b1 Grayscale 

Sky Blue
#6bbbdd  rgb(107, 187, 221)  hsl(198, 63%, 64%)  Sky Blue
#dd8d6b  rgb(221, 141, 107)  hsl(18, 63%, 64%)  Dark Salmon
#dd6bbb  rgb(221, 107, 187)  hsl(318, 63%, 64%)  Sky Magenta
#bbdd6b  rgb(187, 221, 107)  hsl(78, 63%, 64%)  June Bud