Palettes / Colors / #6CA4BC

#6CA4BC — Muted Blue

#6CA4BC is a blue color we call Muted Blue, closest to the named color CadetBlue (#5F9EA0). It belongs to the blue family.

#6CA4BC 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 #BC846C; it also sits naturally between #6CBCAC and #6C7CBC. 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 74%

Cyan 43% · Magenta 13% · Yellow 0% · Key 26%

Previews

CSS code for #6CA4BC

.text { color: #6CA4BC; }
.background { background-color: #6CA4BC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #6CA4BC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(108, 164, 188); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(198, 37%, 58%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #6CA4BC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(108, 164, 188, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #6CA4BC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(108, 164, 188, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#6CA4BC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#6CA4BC">Div content here</div>

Shades of #6CA4BC

Tints of #6CA4BC

Tones of #6CA4BC

Color harmonies

Complementary — #BC846C:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #6CA4BC: #000000.

How #6CA4BC 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 #6CA4BC 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 #6CA4BC?

#6CA4BC is Muted Blue, a blue color (RGB 108, 164, 188). Its closest standard named color is CadetBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #6CA4BC?

#6CA4BC is RGB 108, 164, 188 — HSL 198°, 37%, 58% — CMYK 43%, 13%, 0%, 26%.

What colors go with #6CA4BC?

Its complement is #BC846C; analogous partners are #6CBCAC and #6C7CBC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #6CA4BC for text?

Black text on #6CA4BC has a contrast ratio of 7.67:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.74:1.