Close to Baby Blue
#6CDAFF
#6CDAFF is a light, vivid blue, close to the color Baby Blue. In RGB it’s made of 42.4% red, 85.5% green, and 100% blue. Its hue is 195°, with 100% saturation and 71% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #6CDAFF.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
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13.11:1 AAAThis color as text on white
1.60:1 FailThis color as text on black
13.11:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #6CDAFF as they’d see it.
#6CDAFF in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #6CDAFF
What color is #6CDAFF?
#6CDAFF is a light, vivid blue, close to the color Baby Blue. In RGB it’s made of 42.4% red, 85.5% green, and 100% blue. Its hue is 195°, with 100% saturation and 71% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #6CDAFF in RGB?
#6CDAFF is rgb(108, 218, 255): 108 red, 218 green, and 255 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #6CDAFF in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(58, 15, 0, 0). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #6CDAFF?
PANTONE 305 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #6CDAFF?
Its complement #FCBEAA gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.