Palettes / Colors / #6CAEDA

#6CAEDA — Blue

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

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: cornflowerblue (#6495ED) — not an exact match. CSS cornflowerblue gives you #6495ED, a different color; use #6CAEDA when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#6CAEDA 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 #DA986C; it also sits naturally between #6CDACF and #6C77DA. 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 68% · Blue 85%

Cyan 50% · Magenta 20% · Yellow 0% · Key 15%

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

Previews

CSS code for #6CAEDA

.text { color: #6CAEDA; }
.background { background-color: #6CAEDA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #6CAEDA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(108, 174, 218); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(204, 60%, 64%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #6CAEDA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(108, 174, 218, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #6CAEDA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(108, 174, 218, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #6CAEDA

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #DA986C:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #6CAEDA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #6CAEDA

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #6CAEDA 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 #6CAEDA 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

← #6CAED9  ·  #6CAEDB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #6CAEDA?

#6CAEDA is Blue, a blue color (RGB 108, 174, 218). Its closest standard named color is CornflowerBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #6CAEDA?

#6CAEDA is RGB 108, 174, 218 — HSL 204°, 60%, 64% — CMYK 50%, 20%, 0%, 15%.

What colors go with #6CAEDA?

Its complement is #DA986C; analogous partners are #6CDACF and #6C77DA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #6CAEDA for text?

Black text on #6CAEDA has a contrast ratio of 8.70:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.41:1.