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#6EA2EB — Light Blue

#6EA2EB 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 #6EA2EB 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.

#6EA2EB 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 #EBB86F; it also sits naturally between #6FE1EB and #7A6FEB. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#6EA2EB · RGB 110, 162, 235

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Color values

HEX#6EA2EB
RGB110, 162, 235
HSL215°, 76%, 68%
HSV215°, 53%, 92%
CMYK53%, 31%, 0%, 8%
XYZ34.35, 35.15, 83.57
Yxy35.15, 0.2244, 0.2297
CIE-Lab65.87, 3.26, -41.97
Hunter Lab59.29, 2.86, -47.04

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 #6EA2EB on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #6EA2EB on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #6EA2EB

.text { color: #6EA2EB; }
.background { background-color: #6EA2EB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #6EA2EB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(110, 162, 235); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(215, 76%, 68%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #6EA2EB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(110, 162, 235, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #6EA2EB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(110, 162, 235, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#6EA2EB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#6EA2EB">Div content here</div>

Shades of #6EA2EB

#5492E8#357EE3#1E6DDC#1A5EBC#1650A2#124387#0E3367#0A264C#06162D#020912

Tints of #6EA2EB

#7DACED#8AB4EF#93BAF0#A1C3F2#AECBF4#BCD4F6#C9DDF8#D2E2F9#E0EBFB#EDF4FD

Tones of #6EA2EB

#78A5E2#81A6D9#8AA8D0#92A9C8#9BAABF#A4ACB6

Color harmonies

Complementary — #EBB86F:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text2.61:1 Fails
Against black text8.03:1 AAA

Best text color on #6EA2EB: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #6EA2EB

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 #6EA2EB: ·

How #6EA2EB 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 · #827ED5Tritanopia · #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 #6EA2EB

Hidden Cascade
#29A8CC · #6EA2EB · #747AEE · #5E24DD

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #6EA2EB rather than the exact color:

Silent Ruby Ember
#16ADA7 · #30B8E5 · #6DA8EC · #9FAEF3
Dusty Marble
#73A5E8 · #2A63B1 · #133563 · #0D203A
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:

#6DA8EC#73A5E8#6AABF1#7097EF#70ADEF#7AA6EB#77A8E3#6499E9#7AA2E3#74AEE5#77ACF1#7CA0E5

Browse neighbouring colors

← #6EA2EA  ·  #6EA2EC →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #6EA2EB?

#6EA2EB is Light Blue, a blue color (RGB 110, 162, 235). Its closest standard named color is CornflowerBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #6EA2EB?

#6EA2EB is RGB 110, 162, 235 — HSL 215°, 76%, 68% — CMYK 53%, 31%, 0%, 8%.

What colors go with #6EA2EB?

Its complement is #EBB86F; analogous partners are #6FE1EB and #7A6FEB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #6EA2EB for text?

Black text on #6EA2EB has a contrast ratio of 8.03:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.61:1.