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Information about #6BBCD9 color

#6BBCD9 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #6BBCD9 is classified in the Register under the Azure Color Family, with Moderate Saturation and Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(107, 188, 217) — 42% red, 73.7% green, 85.1% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 43 / 11 / 0 / 15. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#6BBCD9 presents itself as a confidently colored steel-blue azure — one that floats near the light end of the scale. It is a natural fit for clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is very close to Malibu (#66B7E1). Nearby in the Register you will also find Parachute (#65B8D1) and Caps Blue (#68B1E2).

In RGB terms — rgb(107, 188, 217) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #6BBCD9 background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 9.8:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 2.1:1. #6BBCD9 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#6BBCD9 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#6BBCD9 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #6BBCD9

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Malibu color link
Malibu

#66B7E1

Parachute color link
Parachute

#65B8D1

Caps Blue color link
Caps Blue

#68B1E2

Seagull color link
Seagull

#77B7D0

Refresh color link
Refresh

#71B8CA

Pastel Ocean color link
Pastel Ocean

#6ECDDB

Ruddy Blue color link
Ruddy Blue

#76ABDF

Blue Hosta color link
Blue Hosta

#77BFC7

Aero color link
Aero

#7CB9E8

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#6BBCD9
  • RGB107, 188, 217
  • CMYK43, 11, 0, 15
  • CSSrgb(107, 188, 217)
  • HSL196°, 59%, 64%
  • HSL Precise195.818°, 59.14%, 63.529%
  • HSV196°, 51%, 85%
  • HSB196°, 51%, 85%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.420
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.737
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.851
  • GLSLvec3(0.420, 0.737, 0.851)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.420, 0.737, 0.851, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.420, 0.737, 0.851)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB42%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB73.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB85.1%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX ID6BBCD9
  • DECIMAL ID7060697
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01