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#6cb6fa color: French Sky Blue

#6cb6fa is rgb(108, 182, 250) in RGB and oklch(75.572% 0.12338 247.837) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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209°
100%

75.6%
0.123
248°
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Sky blue
  • sky-400
  • Black 2%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.16:1Hard to read
Lc -47
Black text
9.71:1Readable · AA
Lc 62

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About #6cb6fa

#6cb6fa is a bright light blue color. In OKLCH it has 75.6% lightness, 0.123 chroma and a hue of 248°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.16:1 contrast and black text 9.71:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is French Sky Blue (#77b5fe). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-400.

More light blue colors

Lighter: #6cb6fa mixed with white

  1. 6cb6fa
  2. 7cbefb
  3. 8bc5fc
  4. 9acdfd
  5. a9d4fe
  6. b7dbfe
  7. c6e2ff
  8. d4eaff
  9. e2f1ff
  10. f1f8ff

Darker: #6cb6fa mixed with black

  1. 6cb6fa
  2. 5d9ed9
  3. 4e86ba
  4. 406f9b
  5. 32597d
  6. 254461
  7. 193046
  8. 0d1d2d
  9. 040c15
  10. 000203

Calmer: #6cb6fa with less saturation

  1. 6cb6fa
  2. 74b6f3
  3. 7cb5ec
  4. 83b5e4
  5. 8ab4dd
  6. 91b4d6
  7. 98b3ce
  8. 9eb2c7
  9. a4b2bf
  10. aab1b7

Questions about #6cb6fa

What color is #6cb6fa?

#6cb6fa is bright light blue. The closest named color is French Sky Blue. In RGB it is rgb(108, 182, 250), in HSL hsl(208.73, 93.42%, 70.2%) and in OKLCH oklch(75.572% 0.12338 247.837).

What colors go well with #6cb6fa?

The complementary color of #6cb6fa is #e3a052. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #35c2e3 and #9da7fd. The triadic partners are #f28da1 and #99bf66.

Is white or black text more readable on #6cb6fa?

Black text reads better on #6cb6fa: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.16:1 and black gives 9.71:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #6cb6fa a warm or cool color?

#6cb6fa is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 248 degrees, its lightness 75.6% and its chroma 0.123.