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#6ECDDD

#6ecddd ≈ Sky Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#6ecddd is a color from the cyan family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 43.14% red, 80.39% green and 86.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 50.23% cyan, 7.24% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 188.65°, with 62.01% saturation and 64.9% 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 11.44:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sky Blue (#87ceeb), ΔE 6.57.

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Web safe#66cccc
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Relative luminance0.522

Complementary

  1. #6ecddd
  2. #dd7e6e

Split complementary

  1. #6ecddd
  2. #dd6e95
  3. #ddb56e

Analogous

  1. #6eddb5
  2. #6ecddd
  3. #6e95dd

Triadic

  1. #6ecddd
  2. #dd6ecd
  3. #cddd6e

Tetradic

  1. #6ecddd
  2. #7e6edd
  3. #dd7e6e
  4. #cddd6e

Square

  1. #6ecddd
  2. #b56edd
  3. #dd7e6e
  4. #95dd6e

Monochromatic

  1. #228090
  2. #30b7ce
  3. #6ecddd
  4. #ace2ec
  5. #eaf8fa

Shades

#6ecddd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #6ecddd
  2. #63b9c7
  3. #58a4b1
  4. #4d909b
  5. #427b85
  6. #37676f
  7. #2c5258
  8. #213e42
  9. #16292c
  10. #0b1516
  11. #000000

Tints

#6ecddd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #6ecddd
  2. #7dd2e0
  3. #8bd7e4
  4. #9adce7
  5. #a8e1eb
  6. #b7e6ee
  7. #c5ebf1
  8. #d4f0f5
  9. #e2f5f8
  10. #f1fafc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#6ecddd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #6ecddd
  2. #70c5d4
  3. #72beca
  4. #73b6c1
  5. #75aeb8
  6. #77a7af
  7. #799fa5
  8. #7b979c
  9. #7c8f93
  10. #7e8889
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.84:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.44:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bfbfbf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a5c5cc ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bfc7de ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #adbadd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #26d5d2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a4c9de ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #98c2dd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4dd2d6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-6ecddd {
  color: #6ecddd;
}
Background
.bg-6ecddd {
  background-color: #6ecddd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-6ecddd {
  border: 2px solid #6ecddd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #6ecddd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 110 205 221;
  --color-primary-hsl: 189 62% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-6ecddd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #6ecddd, #6e95dd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-6ecddd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(110 205 221 / 0.35);
}

#87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 6.57 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 7.44 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 7.88 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 8.16 #00cccc Robin Egg Blue ΔE 8.99 #b0e0e6 Powder Blue ΔE 9.03 #48d1cc Medium Turquoise ΔE 9.14 #913222 Inverted #bfbfbf Grayscale 

Sky Blue
#6ecddd  rgb(110, 205, 221)  hsl(189, 62%, 65%)  Sky Blue
#dd7e6e  rgb(221, 126, 110)  hsl(9, 62%, 65%)  Terra Cotta
#dd6ecd  rgb(221, 110, 205)  hsl(309, 62%, 65%)  Orchid
#cddd6e  rgb(205, 221, 110)  hsl(69, 62%, 65%)  June Bud