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#6cace2

a light, vivid blue · cool · closest name: steelblue

RGB
108, 172, 226
HSL
208°, 67%, 66%
CMYK
52, 24, 0, 11
Luminance
0.3818

Every format

HEX#6cace2
RGBrgb(108, 172, 226)
HSLhsl(208, 67%, 66%)
CMYKcmyk(52%, 24%, 0%, 11%)
LABlab(68.2 -5.5 -33.5)
LCHlch(68.2 33.9 260.6)
OKLCHoklch(0.723 0.103 245.3)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #6cace2;
background-color: #6cace2;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#6cace2] bg-[#6cace2]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #6cace2;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.424, green: 0.675, blue: 0.886)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#6cace2")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#6cace2 on white: 2.43:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#6cace2 on black: 8.64:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red42.4%
Green67.5%
Blue88.6%

CMYK percentages

Cyan52.2%
Magenta23.9%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)11.4%

Color previews

#6cace2 text on a black background

contrast 8.64:1

Card sample

#6cace2 text on a white background

contrast 2.43:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #6cace2;
Background color
Panel with #6cace2 background
background-color: #6cace2;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #6cace2;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(108, 172, 226, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(108, 172, 226, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #6cace2;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #6cace2, #7B6CE2);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #6cace2

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #6cace2 in the Color Lab