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#6BC4E9

#6bc4e9 ≈ Sky Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#6bc4e9 is a color from the azure family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 41.96% red, 76.86% green and 91.37% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 54.08% cyan, 15.88% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.63% black. Its hue angle is 197.62°, with 74.12% saturation and 66.67% 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 10.7:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sky Blue (#87ceeb), ΔE 3.78.

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Relative luminance0.4849

Complementary

  1. #6bc4e9
  2. #e9906b

Split complementary

  1. #6bc4e9
  2. #e96b85
  3. #e9cf6b

Analogous

  1. #6be9cf
  2. #6bc4e9
  3. #6b85e9

Triadic

  1. #6bc4e9
  2. #e96bc4
  3. #c4e96b

Tetradic

  1. #6bc4e9
  2. #906be9
  3. #e9906b
  4. #c4e96b

Square

  1. #6bc4e9
  2. #cf6be9
  3. #e9906b
  4. #85e96b

Monochromatic

  1. #187aa3
  2. #28a9df
  3. #6bc4e9
  4. #aedff3
  5. #edf8fc

Shades

#6bc4e9 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #6bc4e9
  2. #60b0d2
  3. #569dba
  4. #4b89a3
  5. #40768c
  6. #366275
  7. #2b4e5d
  8. #203b46
  9. #15272f
  10. #0b1417
  11. #000000

Tints

#6bc4e9 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #6bc4e9
  2. #7acaeb
  3. #89d0ed
  4. #97d6f0
  5. #a6dcf2
  6. #b5e2f4
  7. #c4e7f6
  8. #d3edf8
  9. #e1f3fb
  10. #f0f9fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#6bc4e9 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #6bc4e9
  2. #6dbddf
  3. #6fb6d4
  4. #71b0ca
  5. #73a9bf
  6. #76a2b5
  7. #789baa
  8. #7a94a0
  9. #7c8e95
  10. #7e878b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.96:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.7:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b9b9b9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a0bdce ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b0c1eb ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9eb3e9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00cfd0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #99c2ea ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8dbae9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #43cbda ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-6bc4e9 {
  color: #6bc4e9;
}
Background
.bg-6bc4e9 {
  background-color: #6bc4e9;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-6bc4e9 {
  border: 2px solid #6bc4e9;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #6bc4e9;
  --color-primary-rgb: 107 196 233;
  --color-primary-hsl: 198 74% 67%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-6bc4e9 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #6bc4e9, #6b85e9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-6bc4e9 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(107 196 233 / 0.35);
}

#87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 3.78 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 3.88 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 4.96 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 6.09 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 6.12 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 8.04 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 9.35 #943b16 Inverted #b9b9b9 Grayscale 

Sky Blue
#6bc4e9  rgb(107, 196, 233)  hsl(198, 74%, 67%)  Sky Blue
#e9906b  rgb(233, 144, 107)  hsl(18, 74%, 67%)  Dark Salmon
#e96bc4  rgb(233, 107, 196)  hsl(318, 74%, 67%)  Rose Pink
#c4e96b  rgb(196, 233, 107)  hsl(78, 74%, 67%)  Inchworm