Information about #6CA8DA color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#6CA8DA falls into the Azure Color Family — High Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(108, 168, 218) — 42.4% red, 65.9% green, 85.5% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 43 / 20 / 0 / 15. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #6CA8DA reads as a vivid, lively azure and has a delicate, washed-out lightness. Designers typically reach for tones like this for airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Little Boy Blue (#6CA0DC). Slightly further away sit Iceberg (#71A6D2) and Ruddy Blue (#76ABDF).

In RGB terms — rgb(108, 168, 218) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 8.3:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.5:1. #6CA8DA has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#6CA8DA color variations

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#6CA8DA color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #6CA8DA

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Iceberg color link
Iceberg

#71A6D2

Ruddy Blue color link
Ruddy Blue

#76ABDF

Caps Blue color link
Caps Blue

#68B1E2

Malibu color link
Malibu

#66B7E1

Vista Blue color link
Vista Blue

#7C9ED9

Parachute color link
Parachute

#65B8D1

Seagull color link
Seagull

#77B7D0

Snap color link
Snap

#5BA0D0

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#6CA8DA
  • RGB108, 168, 218
  • CMYK43, 20, 0, 15
  • HSL207°, 60%, 64%
  • HSL Precise207.273°, 59.783%, 63.922%
  • HSV207°, 50%, 85%
  • HSB207°, 50%, 85%
  • HEX ID6CA8DA
  • DECIMAL ID7121114
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Color Family (Hue)Azure
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • Percentage of Red in RGB42.4%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB65.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB85.5%
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