Little Boy Blue (#6CA0DC)

The hex code for Little Boy Blue is #6CA0DC. It is rgb(108, 160, 220) in RGB, hsl(212, 62%, 64%) in HSL, and about cmyk(51%, 27%, 0%, 14%) in CMYK — a light blue. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#6CA0DC

HEX#6CA0DC

RGBrgb(108, 160, 220)

HSLhsl(212, 62%, 64%)

HSVhsv(212, 51%, 86%)

CMYKcmyk(51%, 27%, 0%, 14%)

OKLCHoklch(69.4% 0.105 252.8)

LABlab(64.06% -5.09 -36.39)

LCHlch(64.06% 36.74 262.03)

Colors Closest to Little Boy Blue

Little Boy Blue is a registered color name. These are the named colors nearest to it, measured as CIE76 distance in CIELAB — a perceptual scale, so the ordering matches what the eye sees rather than how close the raw RGB numbers happen to sit.

Vista Blue#7C9ED9ΔE 5.11 Blue-gray#6699CCΔE 5.5 Blue Jeans#5DADECΔE 7.81 Light Cobalt Blue#88ACE0ΔE 8.07 Carolina Blue#4B9CD3ΔE 8.11 Iceberg#71A6D2ΔE 9.15

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

#6CA0DC Channel Values

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

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 108 · G 160 · B 220	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 212° · S 62% · L 64%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 212° · S 51% · V 86%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 51% · M 27% · Y 0% · K 14%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	2.73:1 vs white · 7.7:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a Little Boy Blue 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.

TextWhite text2.73:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text7.7:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

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Colors That Go With Little Boy Blue

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

Base

Complementary

Analogous

Analogous

Triadic

Triadic

Split comp.

Split comp.

Tints & Shades of Little Boy Blue

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

Shades

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How Little Boy Blue 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#6CA0DC

Protanopia#9999DC

Protanomaly#899CDC

Deuteranopia#9191DD

Deuteranomaly#8497DC

Tritanopia#5BA9A9

Tritanomaly#62A6C0

Achromatopsia#9D9D9D

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Using #6CA0DC in Code

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

CSS custom property--little-boy-blue: #6CA0DC;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #6CA0DC;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'little-boy-blue': '#6CA0DC' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.424, green: 0.627, blue: 0.863)

Android XML<color name="little_boy_blue">#6CA0DC</color>

SVG fillfill="#6CA0DC"

More Blue Colors

Little Boy Blue sits in the bluefamily. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

6d9bc3 6b6bff 6f63bb 6a7282 7070ff 6a5acd 708090 66ccff 71a6d2 66b8ff 72a0c1 6699ff 8896a5 a3a3eb c3cde6 e2e8f0 000047 003153 01386a 1034a6 1e1a4d 2b7fff 3b77e8 51a2ff

#6CA0DC Frequently Asked Questions

What is the hex code for Little Boy Blue?

The hex code for Little Boy Blue is #6CA0DC. That is rgb(108, 160, 220) in RGB, hsl(212, 62%, 64%) in HSL, and approximately cmyk(51%, 27%, 0%, 14%) in CMYK.

What is the RGB value of #6CA0DC?

#6CA0DC is rgb(108, 160, 220) — red 108, green 160, and blue 220 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #6CA0DC?

#6CA0DC converts to approximately cmyk(51%, 27%, 0%, 14%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #6CA0DC be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #6CA0DC scores 2.73:1 against white and 7.7:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #6CA0DC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #6CA0DC 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 steelblue (#4682B4) at a CIE76 distance of 13, which is visibly different.

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