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#6CD1EA

#6cd1ea ≈ Sky Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#6cd1ea is a color from the cyan family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 42.35% red, 81.96% green and 91.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 53.85% cyan, 10.68% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 191.9°, with 75% saturation and 67.06% 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 11.95:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sky Blue (#87ceeb), ΔE 4.48.

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Relative luminance0.5473

Complementary

  1. #6cd1ea
  2. #ea856c

Split complementary

  1. #6cd1ea
  2. #ea6c92
  3. #eac46c

Analogous

  1. #6ceac4
  2. #6cd1ea
  3. #6c92ea

Triadic

  1. #6cd1ea
  2. #ea6cd1
  3. #d1ea6c

Tetradic

  1. #6cd1ea
  2. #856cea
  3. #ea856c
  4. #d1ea6c

Square

  1. #6cd1ea
  2. #c46cea
  3. #ea856c
  4. #92ea6c

Monochromatic

  1. #1889a5
  2. #29bce0
  3. #6cd1ea
  4. #afe6f4
  5. #edf9fc

Shades

#6cd1ea mixed progressively with black.

  1. #6cd1ea
  2. #61bcd3
  3. #56a7bb
  4. #4c92a4
  5. #417d8c
  6. #366975
  7. #2b545e
  8. #203f46
  9. #162a2f
  10. #0b1517
  11. #000000

Tints

#6cd1ea mixed progressively with white.

  1. #6cd1ea
  2. #7bd6ec
  3. #89daee
  4. #98dff0
  5. #a7e3f2
  6. #b6e8f5
  7. #c4edf7
  8. #d3f1f9
  9. #e2f6fb
  10. #f0fafd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#6cd1ea mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #6cd1ea
  2. #6ec9df
  3. #70c1d5
  4. #72b9ca
  5. #74b1c0
  6. #76a9b5
  7. #78a0aa
  8. #7a98a0
  9. #7c9095
  10. #7e888b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.76:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.95:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c3c3c3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a7c9d4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c0cbeb ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #adbdea ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00dad9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a5ceeb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #97c5ea ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #43d7e0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-6cd1ea {
  color: #6cd1ea;
}
Background
.bg-6cd1ea {
  background-color: #6cd1ea;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-6cd1ea {
  border: 2px solid #6cd1ea;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #6cd1ea;
  --color-primary-rgb: 108 209 234;
  --color-primary-hsl: 192 75% 67%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-6cd1ea {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #6cd1ea, #6c92ea);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-6cd1ea {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(108 209 234 / 0.35);
}

#87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 4.48 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 5.59 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 6.77 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 8.30 #add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 8.63 #b0e0e6 Powder Blue ΔE 9.49 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 10.49 #932e15 Inverted #c3c3c3 Grayscale 

Sky Blue
#6cd1ea  rgb(108, 209, 234)  hsl(192, 75%, 67%)  Sky Blue
#ea856c  rgb(234, 133, 108)  hsl(12, 75%, 67%)  Salmon
#ea6cd1  rgb(234, 108, 209)  hsl(312, 75%, 67%)  Orchid
#d1ea6c  rgb(209, 234, 108)  hsl(72, 75%, 67%)  June Bud