Palettes / Colors / #6CBCFE

#6CBCFE — Light Vivid Blue

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

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: lightskyblue (#87CEFA) — not an exact match. CSS lightskyblue gives you #87CEFA, a different color; use #6CBCFE 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.

#6CBCFE 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 #FEAE6C; it also sits naturally between #6CFEF7 and #6C73FE. 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 74% · Blue 100%

Cyan 57% · Magenta 26% · Yellow 0% · Key 0%

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

Previews

CSS code for #6CBCFE

.text { color: #6CBCFE; }
.background { background-color: #6CBCFE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #6CBCFE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(108, 188, 254); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(207, 99%, 71%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #6CBCFE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(108, 188, 254, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #6CBCFE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(108, 188, 254, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #FEAE6C:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #6CBCFE: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #6CBCFE

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 #6CBCFE 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 #6CBCFE 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

← #6CBCFD  ·  #6CBCFF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #6CBCFE?

#6CBCFE is Light Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 108, 188, 254). Its closest standard named color is LightSkyBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #6CBCFE?

#6CBCFE is RGB 108, 188, 254 — HSL 207°, 99%, 71% — CMYK 57%, 26%, 0%, 0%.

What colors go with #6CBCFE?

Its complement is #FEAE6C; analogous partners are #6CFEF7 and #6C73FE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #6CBCFE for text?

Black text on #6CBCFE has a contrast ratio of 10.26:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.05:1.