Palettes / Colors / #6BCEFF

#6BCEFF — Light Vivid Blue

#6BCEFF is a blue color we call Light Vivid Blue, closest to the named color LightSkyBlue (#87CEFA). It belongs to the blue family.

#6BCEFF 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 #FF9C6B; it also sits naturally between #6BFFE6 and #6B84FF. 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 81% · Blue 100%

Cyan 58% · Magenta 19% · Yellow 0% · Key 0%

Previews

CSS code for #6BCEFF

.text { color: #6BCEFF; }
.background { background-color: #6BCEFF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #6BCEFF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(107, 206, 255); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(200, 100%, 71%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #6BCEFF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(107, 206, 255, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #6BCEFF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(107, 206, 255, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #6BCEFF

Tints of #6BCEFF

Tones of #6BCEFF

Color harmonies

Complementary — #FF9C6B:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #6BCEFF: #000000.

How #6BCEFF 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 #6BCEFF or a close neighbour

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #6BCEFE  ·  #6BCF00 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #6BCEFF?

#6BCEFF is Light Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 107, 206, 255). Its closest standard named color is LightSkyBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #6BCEFF?

#6BCEFF is RGB 107, 206, 255 — HSL 200°, 100%, 71% — CMYK 58%, 19%, 0%, 0%.

What colors go with #6BCEFF?

Its complement is #FF9C6B; analogous partners are #6BFFE6 and #6B84FF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #6BCEFF for text?

Black text on #6BCEFF has a contrast ratio of 11.90:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.77:1.