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#6DBBC9

#6dbbc9 ≈ Sky Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#6dbbc9 is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 42.75% red, 73.33% green and 78.82% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 45.77% cyan, 6.97% magenta, 0% yellow and 21.18% black. Its hue angle is 189.13°, with 46% saturation and 60.78% 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 9.6:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sky Blue (#87ceeb), ΔE 8.

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Web safe#66cccc
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Relative luminance0.4301

Complementary

  1. #6dbbc9
  2. #c97b6d

Split complementary

  1. #6dbbc9
  2. #c96d8d
  3. #c9a96d

Analogous

  1. #6dc9a9
  2. #6dbbc9
  3. #6d8dc9

Triadic

  1. #6dbbc9
  2. #c96dbb
  3. #bbc96d

Tetradic

  1. #6dbbc9
  2. #7b6dc9
  3. #c97b6d
  4. #bbc96d

Square

  1. #6dbbc9
  2. #a96dc9
  3. #c97b6d
  4. #8dc96d

Monochromatic

  1. #2a6873
  2. #3f9aaa
  3. #6dbbc9
  4. #a5d5de
  5. #ddeff2

Shades

#6dbbc9 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #6dbbc9
  2. #62a8b5
  3. #5796a1
  4. #4c838d
  5. #417079
  6. #375e65
  7. #2c4b50
  8. #21383c
  9. #162528
  10. #0b1314
  11. #000000

Tints

#6dbbc9 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #6dbbc9
  2. #7cc2ce
  3. #8ac9d4
  4. #99cfd9
  5. #a7d6df
  6. #b6dde4
  7. #c5e4e9
  8. #d3ebef
  9. #e2f1f4
  10. #f0f8fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#6dbbc9 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #6dbbc9
  2. #6fb5c2
  3. #71afba
  4. #73a9b3
  5. #75a3ac
  6. #779ea5
  7. #78989d
  8. #7a9296
  9. #7c8c8f
  10. #7e8687
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.19:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.6:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #afafaf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #99b4ba ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #afb6ca ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a0abc9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #3fc2bf ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #99b8ca ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8eb1c9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #55bfc3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-6dbbc9 {
  color: #6dbbc9;
}
Background
.bg-6dbbc9 {
  background-color: #6dbbc9;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-6dbbc9 {
  border: 2px solid #6dbbc9;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #6dbbc9;
  --color-primary-rgb: 109 187 201;
  --color-primary-hsl: 189 46% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-6dbbc9 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #6dbbc9, #6d8dc9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-6dbbc9 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(109 187 201 / 0.35);
}

#87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 8.00 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 8.03 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 9.25 #43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 9.59 #5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 9.59 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 9.67 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 10.09 #924436 Inverted #afafaf Grayscale 

Sky Blue
#6dbbc9  rgb(109, 187, 201)  hsl(189, 46%, 61%)  Sky Blue
#c97b6d  rgb(201, 123, 109)  hsl(9, 46%, 61%)  Terra Cotta
#c96dbb  rgb(201, 109, 187)  hsl(309, 46%, 61%)  Sky Magenta
#bbc96d  rgb(187, 201, 109)  hsl(69, 46%, 61%)  June Bud