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#67affc

a light, electric blue · cool · closest name: Cornflower Blue

RGB
103, 175, 252
HSL
211°, 96%, 70%
CMYK
59, 31, 0, 1
Luminance
0.4057

At a glance

Every number on this page in one read: what #67affc is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.

Hex
#67affc
Hue
211°
blue
Saturation
96%
electric
Lightness
70%
light
Brightness
99%
HSV value
Perceived
66%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.4057
WCAG relative
Temperature
Cool
99/100 cool
Color family
Blue
Tone
Electric
Best ink
Black
9.11:1
Closest name
Cornflower Blue
ΔE2000 8.3
Where it sits
Hue211° of 360°
Saturation96%
Lightness70%
Temperature
Warm ← → Cool99% cool

Reads cool. Warm and cool siblings keep the same lightness, so you can swap one in without redoing your contrast maths.

Every format

HEX#67affc
RGBrgb(103, 175, 252)
HSLhsl(211, 96%, 70%)
CMYKcmyk(59%, 31%, 0%, 1%)
LABlab(69.9 -0.2 -45.0)
LCHlch(69.9 45.0 269.7)
OKLCHoklch(0.739 0.134 251.5)
Decimal6795260
Display P3color(display-p3 0.404 0.686 0.988)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #67affc;
background-color: #67affc;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#67affc] bg-[#67affc]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #67affc;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.404, green: 0.686, blue: 0.988)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#67affc")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFF67AFFC)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(252, 175, 103)

Best text color

Only one of black and white can be right. This is the one, with the number that proves it.

Readable at a glance#000000 on #67affc · 9.11:1
Use #000000AAA at every size.
Aa
White text · 2.30:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Aa
Black text · 9.11:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Reading the other direction: #67affc as text scores 2.30:1 on white and 9.11:1 on black.

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#67affc on white: 2.30:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#67affc on black: 9.11:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia · #8EB3FF
deuteranopia · #7BA4FA
tritanopia · #00C1CA

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #67affc is pinned to step 400; the rest hold its hue and let saturation ease off at the extremes so the pale end never turns neon.

#F1F7FD
#E4EFFC
#C1DDFA
#91C5FD
#67affc
#238BFB
#0576F0
#0463C8
#034FA0
#073B73
#042548
Base = 400Lightest = 50 · #F1F7FDDarkest = 950 · #042548
:root {
  --brand-50: #F1F7FD;
  --brand-100: #E4EFFC;
  --brand-200: #C1DDFA;
  --brand-300: #91C5FD;
  --brand-400: #67affc;
  --brand-500: #238BFB;
  --brand-600: #0576F0;
  --brand-700: #0463C8;
  --brand-800: #034FA0;
  --brand-900: #073B73;
  --brand-950: #042548;
  --brand: #67affc;
  --brand-ink: #000000;
}

Colors that work with #67affc

Not a palette — a role sheet. Each swatch answers one question you will hit while building the component.

Text on it#000000
Black wins here
Surface#F4F7FA
Tinted page background
Border#C0D5ED
Hairlines and dividers
Muted text#4B719B
Captions on the surface
Accent#CC3600
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#023E7D
Hover, pressed, headers
Light variant#E6F2FF
Selected rows, tints
Dark surface#141C24
Dark-mode background
Light mode
Everything in its place

Surface, border, heading and body all derive from this one hue, so the screen stays coherent without a second palette.

Primary actionSecondaryBadge
Dark mode
Same hue, inverted

Lightness flips, hue holds. The accent stays the anchor in both themes.

Primary actionSecondaryAccent

How to use #67affc

Derived from its contrast, chroma and lightness — not from taste.

Works well for
  • Text and icons on dark surfaces
  • Primary buttons and calls to action
  • Focus rings, active and selected states
  • Card and section backgrounds
  • Brand accents, badges and data highlights
Use with care
  • Text of any size on white — fails WCAG AA
  • Full-page backgrounds — tiring over long sessions
  • White text placed on it
  • Pairing with a same-lightness hue — edges vibrate

Similar colors

One move away from this hex in each direction. Every swatch is its own page.

Color relationships

The wheel positions with their names attached, so you can grab the one you actually need.

Complementary#FCB467
Analogous left#67F9FC
Analogous right#6967FC
Split-complement 1#FC6967
Split-complement 2#F9FC67
Triadic 1#FC67AF
Triadic 2#AFFC67
Tetradic#FC67F9

RGB percentages

Red40.4%
Green68.6%
Blue98.8%

CMYK percentages

Cyan59.1%
Magenta30.6%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)1.2%

Color previews

#67affc text on a black background

contrast 9.11:1

Card sample

#67affc text on a white background

contrast 2.30:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #67affc;
Background color
Panel with #67affc background
background-color: #67affc;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #67affc;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(103, 175, 252, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(103, 175, 252, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #67affc;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #67affc, #8267FC);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #67affc

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Ranked with CIEDE2000 across all 139 CSS keywords. Under ΔE 2 the eye stops telling them apart; over ΔE 10 they are plainly different colors.

#67affc in the real world

Where a color in this family tends to land, and the interface roles it is usually asked to play.

Industries
TechnologyFinanceHealthcareEnterprise SaaS
Common UI roles
SurfacesBadgesHighlightsEmpty states
Print note

Sits outside most CMYK gamuts — expect a duller press result, or specify a spot ink.

#67affc, answered

What color is #67affc?

#67affc is a light electric blue, closest to Cornflower Blue (ΔE2000 8.3). It sits at 211° on the hue wheel with 96% saturation and 70% lightness, which reads as cool.

What is the RGB value of #67affc?

rgb(103, 175, 252) — 103 red, 175 green and 252 blue out of 255, or 40.4% / 68.6% / 98.8% by channel.

Is #67affc a light or a dark color?

It is a mid-tone. Relative luminance is 0.4057 and perceived brightness is 66%, so black text on it reaches 9.11:1.

Should I use black or white text on #67affc?

Black. It scores 9.11:1 against #67affc, versus 2.30:1 for white — AAA at any size.

What is the complementary color of #67affc?

#FCB467 sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #FC6967 and #F9FC67, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #67affc?

For interface work: #F4F7FA as the surface, #C0D5ED for borders, #4B719B for secondary text, #CC3600 as an accent and #023E7D for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #67F9FC and #6967FC stays calm, while #FCB467 is the loudest partner.

What is #67affc in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(59%, 31%, 0%, 1%). This is a screen-to-ink approximation — a color this saturated sits outside most CMYK gamuts and will print duller than it looks here.

Is #67affc warm or cool?

Cool — it scores 99 on a scale where 0 is the warmest orange and 100 the coolest azure. Nudged warmer it becomes #6778FC; nudged cooler, #4CA1FD.

Work with #67affc in the Color Lab