Palettes / Colors / #6CA4BB

#6CA4BB — Muted Blue

#6CA4BB is a blue color we call Muted Blue, closest to the named color CadetBlue (#5F9EA0). It belongs to the blue family.

#6CA4BB is a cool blue color associated with trust, calm and professionalism. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #BC836C; it also sits naturally between #6CBCAA and #6C7DBC. 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 64% · Blue 73%

Cyan 42% · Magenta 12% · Yellow 0% · Key 27%

Previews

CSS code for #6CA4BB

.text { color: #6CA4BB; }
.background { background-color: #6CA4BB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #6CA4BB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(108, 164, 187); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(197, 37%, 58%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #6CA4BB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(108, 164, 187, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #6CA4BB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(108, 164, 187, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#6CA4BB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#6CA4BB">Div content here</div>

Shades of #6CA4BB

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #BC836C:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #6CA4BB: #000000.

How #6CA4BB 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 #6CA4BB 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #6CA4BB?

#6CA4BB is Muted Blue, a blue color (RGB 108, 164, 187). Its closest standard named color is CadetBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #6CA4BB?

#6CA4BB is RGB 108, 164, 187 — HSL 197°, 37%, 58% — CMYK 42%, 12%, 0%, 27%.

What colors go with #6CA4BB?

Its complement is #BC836C; analogous partners are #6CBCAA and #6C7DBC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #6CA4BB for text?

Black text on #6CA4BB has a contrast ratio of 7.67:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.74:1.