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#6CCBFE Color

#6CCBFE is rgb(108, 203, 254) in RGB, hsl(201, 99%, 71%) in HSL, and about cmyk(57%, 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 5.98. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#6CCBFE
HEX#6CCBFE
RGBrgb(108, 203, 254)
HSLhsl(201, 99%, 71%)
HSVhsv(201, 57%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(57%, 20%, 0%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(80.4% 0.115 234.2)
LABlab(77.37% -18.36 -34.27)
LCHlch(77.37% 38.88 241.82)

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

Maya Blue#73C2FBΔE 5.98Light Sky Blue#87CEFAΔE 6.77Pale Cyan#87D3F8ΔE 8.93Blizzard Blue#50BFE6ΔE 8.93Aero#7CB9E8ΔE 9.9Picton Blue#45B1E8ΔE 10.01

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

#6CCBFE Channel Values

How #6CCBFE 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 108 · G 203 · B 2548-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 201° · S 99% · L 71%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 201° · S 57% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 57% · 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 #6CCBFE 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 #6CCBFE in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #6CCBFE

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

Base
#6CCBFE
Complementary
#FE9F6C
Analogous
#6CFEE8
Analogous
#6C82FE
Triadic
#FE6CCB
Triadic
#CBFE6C
Split comp.
#FE6C82
Split comp.
#FEE86C

Tints & Shades of #6CCBFE

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

#80D2FE
#94D9FE
#A9E1FF
#B8E6FF
#CCEDFF
#E1F4FF

Shades

#39B9FE
#0BA9FE
#018BD5
#016DA7
#014C75
#002E47

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

How #6CCBFE 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#6CCBFE
Protanopia#BFBFFE
Protanomaly#A4C4FE
Deuteranopia#B3B3FF
Deuteranomaly#9BBDFF
Tritanopia#59D2D2
Tritanomaly#61CFE5
Achromatopsia#C1C1C1

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #6CCBFE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-6ccbfe: #6CCBFE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #6CCBFE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-6ccbfe': '#6CCBFE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.424, green: 0.796, blue: 0.996)
Android XML<color name="color_6ccbfe">#6CCBFE</color>
SVG fillfill="#6CCBFE"

More Blue Colors

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

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#6CCBFE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #6CCBFE?

#6CCBFE is a light blue — rgb(108, 203, 254) in RGB and hsl(201, 99%, 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 5.98.

What is the RGB value of #6CCBFE?

#6CCBFE is rgb(108, 203, 254) — red 108, green 203, and blue 254 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #6CCBFE?

#6CCBFE converts to approximately cmyk(57%, 20%, 0%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #6CCBFE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #6CCBFE 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 #6CCBFE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #6CCBFE 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 6.77, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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