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#6BBDE1 Color

#6BBDE1 is rgb(107, 189, 225) in RGB, hsl(198, 66%, 65%) in HSL, and about cmyk(52%, 16%, 0%, 12%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Blizzard Blue (#50BFE6), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.14. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#6BBDE1
HEX#6BBDE1
RGBrgb(107, 189, 225)
HSLhsl(198, 66%, 65%)
HSVhsv(198, 52%, 88%)
CMYKcmyk(52%, 16%, 0%, 12%)
OKLCHoklch(76% 0.095 228.4)
LABlab(72.44% -18.58 -26.27)
LCHlch(72.44% 32.18 234.73)

What #6BBDE1 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 #6BBDE1, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Blizzard Blue#50BFE6ΔE 6.14Baby Blue#89CFF0ΔE 7.71Sky Blue#87CEEBΔE 7.89Maximum Blue#47ABCCΔE 8.24Pale Cyan#87D3F8ΔE 8.29Light Sky Blue#87CEFAΔE 8.49

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

#6BBDE1 Channel Values

How #6BBDE1 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 189 · B 2258-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 198° · S 66% · L 65%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 198° · S 52% · V 88%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 52% · M 16% · Y 0% · K 12%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.1:1 vs white · 9.99:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #6BBDE1 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 text2.1:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.99:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #6BBDE1 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #6BBDE1

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #6BBDE1; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#6BBDE1
Complementary
#E18E6B
Analogous
#6BE1C9
Analogous
#6B82E1
Triadic
#E16BBD
Triadic
#BDE16B
Split comp.
#E16B82
Split comp.
#E1C96B

Tints & Shades of #6BBDE1

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

#80C7E5
#91CEE8
#A6D8ED
#BBE1F1
#D0EAF5
#E1F2F9

Shades

#45ACD9
#2A9BCB
#227EA5
#1A617F
#124459
#0B2A37

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #6BBDE1.

How #6BBDE1 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#6BBDE1
Protanopia#B2B2E1
Protanomaly#9BB7E1
Deuteranopia#A8A8E2
Deuteranomaly#93B1E2
Tritanopia#60C2C2
Tritanomaly#64C0CF
Achromatopsia#B3B3B3

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #6BBDE1 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-6bbde1: #6BBDE1;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #6BBDE1;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-6bbde1': '#6BBDE1' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.420, green: 0.741, blue: 0.882)
Android XML<color name="color_6bbde1">#6BBDE1</color>
SVG fillfill="#6BBDE1"

More Teal Colors

#6BBDE1 sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#6BBDE1 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #6BBDE1?

#6BBDE1 is a light teal — rgb(107, 189, 225) in RGB and hsl(198, 66%, 65%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Blizzard Blue (#50BFE6), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.14.

What is the RGB value of #6BBDE1?

#6BBDE1 is rgb(107, 189, 225) — red 107, green 189, and blue 225 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #6BBDE1?

#6BBDE1 converts to approximately cmyk(52%, 16%, 0%, 12%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #6BBDE1 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #6BBDE1 scores 2.1:1 against white and 9.99:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #6BBDE1 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #6BBDE1 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 skyblue (#87CEEB) at a CIE76 distance of 7.89, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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