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#6CA2FC

#6CA2FC is a light, vivid blue, close to the color Cornflower Blue. In RGB it’s made of 42.4% red, 63.5% green, and 98.8% blue. Its hue is 218°, with 96% saturation and 71% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.

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2.56:1 Fail
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8.21:1 AAA

How it looks with color blindness

About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #6CA2FC as they’d see it.

Typical vision#6CA2FC
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 #6CA2FC?

#6CA2FC is a light, vivid blue, close to the color Cornflower Blue. In RGB it’s made of 42.4% red, 63.5% green, and 98.8% blue. Its hue is 218°, with 96% saturation and 71% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.

What is #6CA2FC in RGB?

#6CA2FC is rgb(108, 162, 252): 108 red, 162 green, and 252 blue on a 0–255 scale.

What is #6CA2FC in CMYK?

Roughly cmyk(57, 36, 0, 1). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.

What Pantone is closest to #6CA2FC?

PANTONE 279 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.

What color goes with #6CA2FC?

Its complement #CA9A45 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.

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