#6DC5E9
A light, vivid blue closely aligning with Skyblue.
About #6DC5E9
At its core, #6DC5E9 is a light and vivid hue. Designers often compare it to the standard color Skyblue. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 109, 197, and 233.
If you are designing for print, the four-color process is what matters most. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 53% cyan and 15% magenta inks. With a hue angle of 197.4 degrees, it sits comfortably in the blue spectrum.
When using this color as a background, text legibility must be considered. To prevent eye strain, #000000 text pairs best with this hex code. You can view the detailed AAA and AA pass/fail metrics in the table below.
Color Space Conversions
HEX#6DC5E9
RGB109, 197, 233
HSL197.4°, 73.8%, 67.1%
CMYK53%, 15%, 0%, 9%
HSV197.4°, 53.2%, 91.4%
LAB75.5, -16.6, -26.0
XYZ41.0, 49.1, 84.4
Decimal7194089
Color Harmonies
Tints, Shades & Tones
Tints (Adding White)
Shades (Adding Black)
WCAG Contrast Accessibility
1.94:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
10.81:1
Text on #000000
AAA
1.86:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
9.19:1
Text on #0F172A
AAA
CSS Implementation
.bg-color {
background-color: #6DC5E9;
}
.text-color {
color: #6DC5E9;
}
.border-color {
border: 2px solid #6DC5E9;
}