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#6AAADE

#6AAADE is a light, rich blue, close to the color Iceberg. In RGB it’s made of 41.6% red, 66.7% green, and 87.1% blue. Its hue is 207°, with 64% saturation and 64% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.

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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.

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White text on this color

2.49:1 Fail
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Black text on this color

8.42:1 AAA
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This color as text on white

2.49:1 Fail
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This color as text on black

8.42:1 AAA

How it looks with color blindness

About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #6AAADE as they’d see it.

Typical vision#6AAADE
ProtanopiaNo red cones (about 1% of men)
DeuteranopiaNo green cones (the most common, about 1% of men)
TritanopiaNo blue cones (rare)
AchromatopsiaNo color vision (very rare)

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What color is #6AAADE?

#6AAADE is a light, rich blue, close to the color Iceberg. In RGB it’s made of 41.6% red, 66.7% green, and 87.1% blue. Its hue is 207°, with 64% saturation and 64% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.

What is #6AAADE in RGB?

#6AAADE is rgb(106, 170, 222): 106 red, 170 green, and 222 blue on a 0–255 scale.

What is #6AAADE in CMYK?

Roughly cmyk(52, 23, 0, 13). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.

What Pantone is closest to #6AAADE?

PANTONE 284 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.

What color goes with #6AAADE?

Its complement #CE996F gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.

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