Palettes / Colors / #6BB3FA

#6BB3FA — Light Vivid Blue

#6BB3FA is a blue color we call Light Vivid Blue, closest to the named color CornflowerBlue (#6495ED). It belongs to the blue family.

#6BB3FA is a cool blue color associated with trust, calm and professionalism. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #FAB36B; it also sits naturally between #6BFAFA and #6B6BFA. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 42% · Green 70% · Blue 98%

Cyan 57% · Magenta 28% · Yellow 0% · Key 2%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #6BB3FA

.text { color: #6BB3FA; }
.background { background-color: #6BB3FA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #6BB3FA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(107, 179, 250); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(210, 93%, 70%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #6BB3FA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(107, 179, 250, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #6BB3FA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(107, 179, 250, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#6BB3FA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#6BB3FA">Div content here</div>

Shades of #6BB3FA

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #FAB36B:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #6BB3FA: #000000.

How #6BB3FA looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #6BB3FA rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #6BB3FA?

#6BB3FA is Light Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 107, 179, 250). Its closest standard named color is CornflowerBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #6BB3FA?

#6BB3FA is RGB 107, 179, 250 — HSL 210°, 93%, 70% — CMYK 57%, 28%, 0%, 2%.

What colors go with #6BB3FA?

Its complement is #FAB36B; analogous partners are #6BFAFA and #6B6BFA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #6BB3FA for text?

Black text on #6BB3FA has a contrast ratio of 9.45:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.22:1.