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#6BCBF8

#6bcbf8 ≈ Light Sky Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#6bcbf8 is a color from the azure family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 41.96% red, 79.61% green and 97.25% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 56.85% cyan, 18.15% magenta, 0% yellow and 2.75% black. Its hue angle is 199.15°, with 90.97% saturation and 69.61% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 11.52:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Light Sky Blue (#87cefa), ΔE 3.38.

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Relative luminance0.5261

Complementary

  1. #6bcbf8
  2. #f8986b

Split complementary

  1. #6bcbf8
  2. #f86b85
  3. #f8df6b

Analogous

  1. #6bf8df
  2. #6bcbf8
  3. #6b85f8

Triadic

  1. #6bcbf8
  2. #f86bcb
  3. #cbf86b

Tetradic

  1. #6bcbf8
  2. #986bf8
  3. #f8986b
  4. #cbf86b

Square

  1. #6bcbf8
  2. #df6bf8
  3. #f8986b
  4. #85f86b

Monochromatic

  1. #0986c1
  2. #22b1f5
  3. #6bcbf8
  4. #b4e5fb
  5. #ecf8fe

Shades

#6bcbf8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #6bcbf8
  2. #60b7df
  3. #56a2c6
  4. #4b8eae
  5. #407a95
  6. #36667c
  7. #2b5163
  8. #203d4a
  9. #152932
  10. #0b1419
  11. #000000

Tints

#6bcbf8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #6bcbf8
  2. #7ad0f9
  3. #89d5f9
  4. #97dbfa
  5. #a6e0fb
  6. #b5e5fc
  7. #c4eafc
  8. #d3effd
  9. #e1f5fe
  10. #f0fafe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#6bcbf8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #6bcbf8
  2. #6dc4ec
  3. #6fbce0
  4. #71b5d4
  5. #73adc8
  6. #76a6bc
  7. #789eb0
  8. #7a97a4
  9. #7c8f98
  10. #7e888c
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.82:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.52:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c0c0c0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a5c4d9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b4c8fa ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a1b9f7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00d7da ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9cc9f9 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8ec1f8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #39d3e6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-6bcbf8 {
  color: #6bcbf8;
}
Background
.bg-6bcbf8 {
  background-color: #6bcbf8;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-6bcbf8 {
  border: 2px solid #6bcbf8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #6bcbf8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 107 203 248;
  --color-primary-hsl: 199 91% 70%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-6bcbf8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #6bcbf8, #6b85f8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-6bcbf8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(107 203 248 / 0.35);
}

#87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 3.38 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 3.58 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 4.27 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 4.97 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 5.49 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 9.65 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 10.21 #943407 Inverted #c0c0c0 Grayscale 

Light Sky Blue
#6bcbf8  rgb(107, 203, 248)  hsl(199, 91%, 70%)  Light Sky Blue
#f8986b  rgb(248, 152, 107)  hsl(19, 91%, 70%)  Light Salmon
#f86bcb  rgb(248, 107, 203)  hsl(319, 91%, 70%)  Rose Pink
#cbf86b  rgb(203, 248, 107)  hsl(79, 91%, 70%)  Inchworm