Close to Cornflower Blue
#6FA3F4
#6FA3F4 is a light, vivid blue, close to the color Cornflower Blue. In RGB it’s made of 43.5% red, 63.9% green, and 95.7% blue. Its hue is 217°, with 86% saturation and 70% 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 #6FA3F4.
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.
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2.55:1 FailBlack text on this color
8.22:1 AAAThis color as text on white
2.55:1 FailThis color as text on black
8.22:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #6FA3F4 as they’d see it.
#6FA3F4 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 #6FA3F4
What color is #6FA3F4?
#6FA3F4 is a light, vivid blue, close to the color Cornflower Blue. In RGB it’s made of 43.5% red, 63.9% green, and 95.7% blue. Its hue is 217°, with 86% saturation and 70% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #6FA3F4 in RGB?
#6FA3F4 is rgb(111, 163, 244): 111 red, 163 green, and 244 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #6FA3F4 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(55, 33, 0, 4). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #6FA3F4?
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 #6FA3F4?
Its complement #C99A4F gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.