Palettes / Colors / #6EC8EA

#6EC8EA — Light Blue

#6EC8EA is a blue color we call Light Blue, closest to the named color SkyBlue (#87CEEB). It belongs to the blue family.

#6EC8EA 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 #EA8D6C; it also sits naturally between #6CEACD and #6C89EA. 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 43% · Green 78% · Blue 92%

Cyan 53% · Magenta 15% · Yellow 0% · Key 8%

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

Previews

CSS code for #6EC8EA

.text { color: #6EC8EA; }
.background { background-color: #6EC8EA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #6EC8EA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(110, 200, 234); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(196, 75%, 67%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #6EC8EA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(110, 200, 234, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #6EC8EA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(110, 200, 234, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#6EC8EA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#6EC8EA">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #EA8D6C:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #6EC8EA: #000000.

How #6EC8EA 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 #6EC8EA

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #6EC8EA 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

← #6EC8E9  ·  #6EC8EB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #6EC8EA?

#6EC8EA is Light Blue, a blue color (RGB 110, 200, 234). Its closest standard named color is SkyBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #6EC8EA?

#6EC8EA is RGB 110, 200, 234 — HSL 196°, 75%, 67% — CMYK 53%, 15%, 0%, 8%.

What colors go with #6EC8EA?

Its complement is #EA8D6C; analogous partners are #6CEACD and #6C89EA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #6EC8EA for text?

Black text on #6EC8EA has a contrast ratio of 11.11:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.89:1.