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#6EA2EA — Light Blue

#6EA2EA is a blue color we call Light 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 #6EA2EA 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.

#6EA2EA 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 #EAB56C; it also sits naturally between #6CDFEA and #766CEA. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#6EA2EA · RGB 110, 162, 234

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Color values

HEX#6EA2EA
RGB110, 162, 234
HSL215°, 75%, 67%
HSV215°, 53%, 92%
CMYK53%, 31%, 0%, 8%
XYZ34.20, 35.10, 82.81
Yxy35.10, 0.2248, 0.2307
CIE-Lab65.82, 2.95, -41.49
Hunter Lab59.24, 2.58, -46.35

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 43% · Green 64% · Blue 92%

Cyan 53% · Magenta 31% · Yellow 0% · Key 8%

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

Previews

Sample text in #6EA2EA on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #6EA2EA on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #6EA2EA

.text { color: #6EA2EA; }
.background { background-color: #6EA2EA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #6EA2EA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(110, 162, 234); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(215, 75%, 67%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #6EA2EA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(110, 162, 234, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #6EA2EA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(110, 162, 234, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#6EA2EA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#6EA2EA">Div content here</div>

Shades of #6EA2EA

#518FE6#327BE2#1F6BD6#1B5EBB#1750A1#124181#0F3367#0B264C#06162D#030912

Tints of #6EA2EA

#79A9EC#87B2EE#94BAF0#A1C3F2#AFCBF4#B8D1F5#C5DAF7#D2E2F9#E0EBFB#EDF4FC

Tones of #6EA2EA

#75A2E1#7DA3D8#87A5CF#90A6C6#99A8BD#A2A9B4

Color harmonies

Complementary — #EAB56C:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text2.62:1 Fails
Against black text8.02:1 AAA

Best text color on #6EA2EA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #6EA2EA

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #6EA2EA: ·

How #6EA2EA looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #8585D9Deuteranopia · #827ED4Tritanopia · #71CBC8

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:

Tailwind blue 500 · #3B82F6Tailwind indigo 500 · #6366F1Tailwind violet 500 · #8B5CF6

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #6EA2EA rather than the exact color:

Hidden Cascade
#29A8CC · #6EA2EB · #747AEE · #5E24DD
Dusty Marble
#73A5E8 · #2A63B1 · #133563 · #0D203A
Silent Ruby Ember
#16ADA7 · #30B8E5 · #6DA8EC · #9FAEF3
Rustic Ruby Drift
#6AABF1 · #7A6DEA · #8419B5 · #B81C8F
Serene Ruby Petal
#36CA12 · #14DD6B · #42DDE8 · #7097EF
Modern Zephyr
#165FCB · #70ADEF · #DB8C18 · #ECB994

Similar colors

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

#6EA2EB#73A5E8#6DA8EC#6AABF1#7097EF#70ADEF#7AA6EB#77A8E3#6499E9#7AA2E3#74AEE5#7CA0E5

Browse neighbouring colors

← #6EA2E9  ·  #6EA2EB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #6EA2EA?

#6EA2EA is Light Blue, a blue color (RGB 110, 162, 234). Its closest standard named color is CornflowerBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #6EA2EA?

#6EA2EA is RGB 110, 162, 234 — HSL 215°, 75%, 67% — CMYK 53%, 31%, 0%, 8%.

What colors go with #6EA2EA?

Its complement is #EAB56C; analogous partners are #6CDFEA and #766CEA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #6EA2EA for text?

Black text on #6EA2EA has a contrast ratio of 8.02:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.62:1.