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#6BC5DC

#6bc5dc ≈ Sky Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#6bc5dc is a color from the cyan family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 41.96% red, 77.25% green and 86.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 51.36% cyan, 10.45% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 192.21°, with 61.75% saturation and 64.12% 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 brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 10.65:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sky Blue (#87ceeb), ΔE 4.86.

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Web safe#66cccc
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Relative luminance0.4823

Complementary

  1. #6bc5dc
  2. #dc826b

Split complementary

  1. #6bc5dc
  2. #dc6b8d
  3. #dcbb6b

Analogous

  1. #6bdcbb
  2. #6bc5dc
  3. #6b8ddc

Triadic

  1. #6bc5dc
  2. #dc6bc5
  3. #c5dc6b

Tetradic

  1. #6bc5dc
  2. #826bdc
  3. #dc826b
  4. #c5dc6b

Square

  1. #6bc5dc
  2. #bb6bdc
  3. #dc826b
  4. #8ddc6b

Monochromatic

  1. #21778d
  2. #30abcb
  3. #6bc5dc
  4. #a9ddeb
  5. #e7f5f9

Shades

#6bc5dc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #6bc5dc
  2. #60b1c6
  3. #569eb0
  4. #4b8a9a
  5. #407684
  6. #36636e
  7. #2b4f58
  8. #203b42
  9. #15272c
  10. #0b1416
  11. #000000

Tints

#6bc5dc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #6bc5dc
  2. #7acbe0
  3. #89d1e3
  4. #97d6e7
  5. #a6dcea
  6. #b5e2ee
  7. #c4e8f1
  8. #d3eef5
  9. #e1f3f8
  10. #f0f9fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#6bc5dc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #6bc5dc
  2. #6dbed3
  3. #6fb7ca
  4. #71b0c0
  5. #73a9b7
  6. #76a3ae
  7. #789ca5
  8. #7a959c
  9. #7c8e92
  10. #7e8789
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.97:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.65:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b9b9b9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9fbec8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b5c0dd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a4b3dc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #1fcdcc ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9dc2dd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #91badc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #49cad3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-6bc5dc {
  color: #6bc5dc;
}
Background
.bg-6bc5dc {
  background-color: #6bc5dc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-6bc5dc {
  border: 2px solid #6bc5dc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #6bc5dc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 107 197 220;
  --color-primary-hsl: 192 62% 64%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-6bc5dc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #6bc5dc, #6b8ddc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-6bc5dc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(107 197 220 / 0.35);
}

#87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 4.86 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 6.07 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 8.11 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 8.64 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 8.75 #add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 9.26 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 10.05 #943a23 Inverted #b9b9b9 Grayscale 

Sky Blue
#6bc5dc  rgb(107, 197, 220)  hsl(192, 62%, 64%)  Sky Blue
#dc826b  rgb(220, 130, 107)  hsl(12, 62%, 64%)  Terra Cotta
#dc6bc5  rgb(220, 107, 197)  hsl(312, 62%, 64%)  Orchid
#c5dc6b  rgb(197, 220, 107)  hsl(72, 62%, 64%)  June Bud