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#6cadef

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

RGB
108, 173, 239
HSL
210°, 80%, 68%
CMYK
55, 28, 0, 6
Luminance
0.3931

Every format

HEX#6cadef
RGBrgb(108, 173, 239)
HSLhsl(210, 80%, 68%)
CMYKcmyk(55%, 28%, 0%, 6%)
LABlab(69.0 -2.1 -39.3)
LCHlch(69.0 39.4 266.9)
OKLCHoklch(0.731 0.117 250.1)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #6cadef;
background-color: #6cadef;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#6cadef] bg-[#6cadef]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #6cadef;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.424, green: 0.678, blue: 0.937)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#6cadef")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#6cadef on white: 2.37:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#6cadef on black: 8.86:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red42.4%
Green67.8%
Blue93.7%

CMYK percentages

Cyan54.8%
Magenta27.6%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)6.3%

Color previews

#6cadef text on a black background

contrast 8.86:1

Card sample

#6cadef text on a white background

contrast 2.37:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

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

Glowing headline

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

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(108, 173, 239, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(108, 173, 239, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #6cadef;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #6cadef, #826CEF);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #6cadef

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #6cadef in the Color Lab