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#6DC4D8

#6dc4d8 ≈ Sky Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#6dc4d8 is a color from the cyan family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 42.75% red, 76.86% green and 84.71% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 49.54% cyan, 9.26% magenta, 0% yellow and 15.29% black. Its hue angle is 191.21°, with 57.84% saturation and 63.73% 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 10.54:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sky Blue (#87ceeb), ΔE 5.5.

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Relative luminance0.4769

Complementary

  1. #6dc4d8
  2. #d8816d

Split complementary

  1. #6dc4d8
  2. #d86d8f
  3. #d8b76d

Analogous

  1. #6dd8b7
  2. #6dc4d8
  3. #6d8fd8

Triadic

  1. #6dc4d8
  2. #d86dc4
  3. #c4d86d

Tetradic

  1. #6dc4d8
  2. #816dd8
  3. #d8816d
  4. #c4d86d

Square

  1. #6dc4d8
  2. #b76dd8
  3. #d8816d
  4. #8fd86d

Monochromatic

  1. #247588
  2. #34a9c4
  3. #6dc4d8
  4. #a9dce8
  5. #e6f5f8

Shades

#6dc4d8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #6dc4d8
  2. #62b0c2
  3. #579dad
  4. #4c8997
  5. #417682
  6. #37626c
  7. #2c4e56
  8. #213b41
  9. #16272b
  10. #0b1416
  11. #000000

Tints

#6dc4d8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #6dc4d8
  2. #7ccadc
  3. #8ad0e0
  4. #99d6e4
  5. #a7dce8
  6. #b6e2ec
  7. #c5e7ef
  8. #d3edf3
  9. #e2f3f7
  10. #f0f9fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#6dc4d8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #6dc4d8
  2. #6fbdcf
  3. #71b6c6
  4. #73b0be
  5. #75a9b5
  6. #77a2ac
  7. #789ba3
  8. #7a949a
  9. #7c8e92
  10. #7e8789
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.99:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.54:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b8b8b8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9fbdc5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b5bfd9 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a5b2d8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #2eccca ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9dc1d9 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #92bad8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4fc9d0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-6dc4d8 {
  color: #6dc4d8;
}
Background
.bg-6dc4d8 {
  background-color: #6dc4d8;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-6dc4d8 {
  border: 2px solid #6dc4d8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #6dc4d8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 109 196 216;
  --color-primary-hsl: 191 58% 64%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-6dc4d8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #6dc4d8, #6d8fd8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-6dc4d8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(109 196 216 / 0.35);
}

#87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 5.50 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 6.78 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 8.18 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 8.83 #add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 9.30 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 9.43 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 9.98 #923b27 Inverted #b8b8b8 Grayscale 

Sky Blue
#6dc4d8  rgb(109, 196, 216)  hsl(191, 58%, 64%)  Sky Blue
#d8816d  rgb(216, 129, 109)  hsl(11, 58%, 64%)  Terra Cotta
#d86dc4  rgb(216, 109, 196)  hsl(311, 58%, 64%)  Orchid
#c4d86d  rgb(196, 216, 109)  hsl(71, 58%, 64%)  June Bud