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#6dadef

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

RGB
109, 173, 239
HSL
211°, 80%, 68%
CMYK
54, 28, 0, 6
Luminance
0.3937

Every format

HEX#6dadef
RGBrgb(109, 173, 239)
HSLhsl(211, 80%, 68%)
CMYKcmyk(54%, 28%, 0%, 6%)
LABlab(69.0 -1.9 -39.2)
LCHlch(69.0 39.3 267.2)
OKLCHoklch(0.732 0.117 250.4)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #6dadef;
background-color: #6dadef;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#6dadef] bg-[#6dadef]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #6dadef;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.427, green: 0.678, blue: 0.937)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#6dadef")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#6dadef on white: 2.37:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#6dadef on black: 8.87:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

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

CMYK percentages

Cyan54.4%
Magenta27.6%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)6.3%

Color previews

#6dadef text on a black background

contrast 8.87:1

Card sample

#6dadef text on a white background

contrast 2.37:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

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

Glowing headline

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

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(109, 173, 239, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(109, 173, 239, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #6dadef;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #6dadef, #846DEF);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #6dadef

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #6dadef in the Color Lab