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#6BB0FF Color

#6BB0FF is rgb(107, 176, 255) in RGB, hsl(212, 100%, 71%) in HSL, and about cmyk(58%, 31%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is French Sky Blue (#77B5FE), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.07. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#6BB0FF
HEX#6BB0FF
RGBrgb(107, 176, 255)
HSLhsl(212, 100%, 71%)
HSVhsv(212, 58%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(58%, 31%, 0%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(74.5% 0.135 252.9)
LABlab(69.79% -5.04 -46.53)
LCHlch(69.79% 46.80 263.82)

What #6BB0FF Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #6BB0FF, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

French Sky Blue#77B5FEΔE 4.07Very Light Azure#74BBFBΔE 9.26Blue Jeans#5DADECΔE 9.49Perano (Infinitely Hot)#94B1FFΔE 10.8Little Boy Blue#6CA0DCΔE 11.65United Nations Blue#5B92E5ΔE 11.79

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every blue in the library.

#6BB0FF Channel Values

How #6BB0FF breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 107 · G 176 · B 2558-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 212° · S 100% · L 71%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 212° · S 58% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 58% · M 31% · Y 0% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.26:1 vs white · 9.28:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #6BB0FF background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text2.26:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.28:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #6BB0FF in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #6BB0FF

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #6BB0FF; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#6BB0FF
Complementary
#FFBA6B
Analogous
#6BFAFF
Analogous
#706BFF
Triadic
#FF6BB0
Triadic
#B0FF6B
Split comp.
#FF706B
Split comp.
#FAFF6B

Tints & Shades of #6BB0FF

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#80BBFF
#94C6FF
#A8D1FF
#B8D9FF
#CCE4FF
#E0EFFF

Shades

#3895FF
#0A7CFF
#0064D6
#004FA8
#003775
#002147

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #6BB0FF.

How #6BB0FF Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#6BB0FF
Protanopia#A7A7FF
Protanomaly#93ABFF
Deuteranopia#9D9DFF
Deuteranomaly#8CA5FF
Tritanopia#4DBCBC
Tritanomaly#5BB8DA
Achromatopsia#ACACAC

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #6BB0FF in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-6bb0ff: #6BB0FF;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #6BB0FF;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-6bb0ff': '#6BB0FF' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.420, green: 0.690, blue: 1.000)
Android XML<color name="color_6bb0ff">#6BB0FF</color>
SVG fillfill="#6BB0FF"

More Blue Colors

#6BB0FF sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#6BB0FF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #6BB0FF?

#6BB0FF is a light blue — rgb(107, 176, 255) in RGB and hsl(212, 100%, 71%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is French Sky Blue (#77B5FE), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.07.

What is the RGB value of #6BB0FF?

#6BB0FF is rgb(107, 176, 255) — red 107, green 176, and blue 255 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #6BB0FF?

#6BB0FF converts to approximately cmyk(58%, 31%, 0%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #6BB0FF be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #6BB0FF scores 2.26:1 against white and 9.28:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #6BB0FF as a CSS color keyword?

No. #6BB0FF is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is cornflowerblue (#6495ED) at a CIE76 distance of 12.33, which is visibly different.

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