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#6CABDD Manchester City Sky Blue
#6CABDD is a light, rich blue, close to the color Iceberg. In RGB it’s made of 42.4% red, 67.1% green, and 86.7% blue. Its hue is 207°, with 62% saturation and 65% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Combinations from the color wheel, built around #6CABDD.
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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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8.51:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #6CABDD as they’d see it.
#6CABDD in use
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Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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The Manchester City use #6CABDD as their sky blue. Here is the full team palette.
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Questions about #6CABDD
What color is #6CABDD?
#6CABDD is a light, rich blue, close to the color Iceberg. In RGB it’s made of 42.4% red, 67.1% green, and 86.7% blue. Its hue is 207°, with 62% saturation and 65% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #6CABDD in RGB?
#6CABDD is rgb(108, 171, 221): 108 red, 171 green, and 221 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #6CABDD in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(51, 23, 0, 13). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #6CABDD?
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 #6CABDD?
Its complement #CE9A72 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.