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#6BCBFF Color

#6BCBFF is rgb(107, 203, 255) in RGB, hsl(201, 100%, 71%) in HSL, and about cmyk(58%, 20%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Maya Blue (#73C2FB), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.79. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#6BCBFF
HEX#6BCBFF
RGBrgb(107, 203, 255)
HSLhsl(201, 100%, 71%)
HSVhsv(201, 58%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(58%, 20%, 0%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(80.4% 0.117 234.5)
LABlab(77.37% -18.33 -34.81)
LCHlch(77.37% 39.35 242.23)

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

Maya Blue#73C2FBΔE 5.79Light Sky Blue#87CEFAΔE 7.18Blizzard Blue#50BFE6ΔE 9.25Pale Cyan#87D3F8ΔE 9.43Picton Blue#45B1E8ΔE 9.86Aero#7CB9E8ΔE 10.11

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

#6BCBFF Channel Values

How #6BCBFF 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 203 · B 2558-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 201° · S 100% · L 71%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 201° · S 58% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 58% · M 20% · Y 0% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.81:1 vs white · 11.61:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #6BCBFF 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 text1.81:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.61:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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

Colors That Go With #6BCBFF

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

Base
#6BCBFF
Complementary
#FF9F6B
Analogous
#6BFFE9
Analogous
#6B81FF
Triadic
#FF6BCB
Triadic
#CBFF6B
Split comp.
#FF6B81
Split comp.
#FFE96B

Tints & Shades of #6BCBFF

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

#80D2FF
#94DAFF
#A8E1FF
#B8E6FF
#CCEDFF
#E0F4FF

Shades

#38B9FF
#0AA9FF
#008BD6
#006DA8
#004C75
#002E47

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

How #6BCBFF 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#6BCBFF
Protanopia#BFBFFF
Protanomaly#A4C4FF
Deuteranopia#B3B3FF
Deuteranomaly#9BBDFF
Tritanopia#57D3D3
Tritanomaly#60D0E6
Achromatopsia#C1C1C1

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #6BCBFF in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-6bcbff: #6BCBFF;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #6BCBFF;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-6bcbff': '#6BCBFF' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.420, green: 0.796, blue: 1.000)
Android XML<color name="color_6bcbff">#6BCBFF</color>
SVG fillfill="#6BCBFF"

More Blue Colors

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

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#6BCBFF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #6BCBFF?

#6BCBFF is a light blue — rgb(107, 203, 255) in RGB and hsl(201, 100%, 71%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Maya Blue (#73C2FB), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.79.

What is the RGB value of #6BCBFF?

#6BCBFF is rgb(107, 203, 255) — red 107, green 203, and blue 255 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #6BCBFF?

#6BCBFF converts to approximately cmyk(58%, 20%, 0%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #6BCBFF be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #6BCBFF scores 1.81:1 against white and 11.61:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

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

No. #6BCBFF 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 lightskyblue (#87CEFA) at a CIE76 distance of 7.18, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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