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#6CBCD1

#6cbcd1 ≈ Sky Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#6cbcd1 is a color from the cyan family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 42.35% red, 73.73% green and 81.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 48.33% cyan, 10.05% magenta, 0% yellow and 18.04% black. Its hue angle is 192.48°, with 52.33% saturation and 62.16% 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 9.75:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sky Blue (#87ceeb), ΔE 6.19.

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Relative luminance0.4376

Complementary

  1. #6cbcd1
  2. #d1816c

Split complementary

  1. #6cbcd1
  2. #d16c8a
  3. #d1b46c

Analogous

  1. #6cd1b4
  2. #6cbcd1
  3. #6c8ad1

Triadic

  1. #6cbcd1
  2. #d16cbc
  3. #bcd16c

Tetradic

  1. #6cbcd1
  2. #816cd1
  3. #d1816c
  4. #bcd16c

Square

  1. #6cbcd1
  2. #b46cd1
  3. #d1816c
  4. #8ad16c

Monochromatic

  1. #276b7d
  2. #399db7
  3. #6cbcd1
  4. #a6d7e3
  5. #e1f1f5

Shades

#6cbcd1 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #6cbcd1
  2. #61a9bc
  3. #5696a7
  4. #4c8492
  5. #41717d
  6. #365e69
  7. #2b4b54
  8. #20383f
  9. #16262a
  10. #0b1315
  11. #000000

Tints

#6cbcd1 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #6cbcd1
  2. #7bc3d6
  3. #89c9da
  4. #98d0df
  5. #a7d7e3
  6. #b6dee8
  7. #c4e4ed
  8. #d3ebf1
  9. #e2f2f6
  10. #f0f8fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#6cbcd1 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #6cbcd1
  2. #6eb6c9
  3. #70b0c1
  4. #72aab9
  5. #74a4b1
  6. #769ea9
  7. #7898a0
  8. #7a9298
  9. #7c8c90
  10. #7e8688
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.15:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.75:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b1b1b1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9ab5be ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #aeb7d2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9eacd1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #35c4c2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #98b9d2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8db2d1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #51c1c8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-6cbcd1 {
  color: #6cbcd1;
}
Background
.bg-6cbcd1 {
  background-color: #6cbcd1;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-6cbcd1 {
  border: 2px solid #6cbcd1;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #6cbcd1;
  --color-primary-rgb: 108 188 209;
  --color-primary-hsl: 192 52% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-6cbcd1 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #6cbcd1, #6c8ad1);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-6cbcd1 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(108 188 209 / 0.35);
}

#87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 6.19 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 6.72 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 7.29 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 9.57 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 9.57 #add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 10.17 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 10.34 #93432e Inverted #b1b1b1 Grayscale 

Sky Blue
#6cbcd1  rgb(108, 188, 209)  hsl(192, 52%, 62%)  Sky Blue
#d1816c  rgb(209, 129, 108)  hsl(12, 52%, 62%)  Terra Cotta
#d16cbc  rgb(209, 108, 188)  hsl(312, 52%, 62%)  Sky Magenta
#bcd16c  rgb(188, 209, 108)  hsl(72, 52%, 62%)  June Bud