#6DA0CC

A light, moderate blue closely aligning with Steelblue.

About #6DA0CC

At its core, #6DA0CC is a light and moderate hue. It is closely associated with the named CSS color Steelblue. Its digital footprint relies on 109 parts red, 160 parts green, and 204 parts blue light.

When sending designs containing this color to a printer, the CMYK values come into play. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 47% cyan and 22% magenta inks. With a hue angle of 207.8 degrees, it sits comfortably in the blue spectrum.

Contrast ratios determine whether this color is safe for typography. Because it is a light color, it is generally recommended to use #000000 text. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#6DA0CC
RGB109, 160, 204
HSL207.8°, 48.2%, 61.4%
CMYK47%, 22%, 0%, 20%
HSV207.8°, 46.6%, 80.0%
LAB64.0, -5.1, -27.8
XYZ29.8, 32.8, 61.9
Decimal7184588

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

2.78:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
7.55:1
Text on #000000
AAA
2.66:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
6.42:1
Text on #0F172A
AA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #6DA0CC; }
.text-color { color: #6DA0CC; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #6DA0CC; }

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