Information about #6CAFDC color

#6CAFDC color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #6CAFDC is classified in the Register under the Azure Color Family, with High Saturation and Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(108, 175, 220) — 42.4% red, 68.6% green, 86.3% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 44 / 18 / 0 / 14. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#6CAFDC presents itself as a strongly colored steel-blue azure — one that has a delicate, washed-out lightness. In practice it works well for airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Caps Blue (#68B1E2). Slightly further away sit Malibu (#66B7E1) and Ruddy Blue (#76ABDF).

The recipe behind #6CAFDC is rgb(108, 175, 220), with blue as the dominant ingredient. On this background, black text reaches a 8.8:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.4:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #6CAFDC is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#6CAFDC color variations

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#6CAFDC 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 #6CAFDC

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

Caps Blue color link
Caps Blue

#68B1E2

Malibu color link
Malibu

#66B7E1

Ruddy Blue color link
Ruddy Blue

#76ABDF

Iceberg color link
Iceberg

#71A6D2

Parachute color link
Parachute

#65B8D1

Seagull color link
Seagull

#77B7D0

Refresh color link
Refresh

#71B8CA

Blue Jeans color link
Blue Jeans

#5DADEC

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#6CAFDC
  • RGB108, 175, 220
  • CMYK44, 18, 0, 14
  • CSSrgb(108, 175, 220)
  • HSL204°, 62%, 64%
  • HSL Precise204.107°, 61.538%, 64.314%
  • HSV204°, 51%, 86%
  • HSB204°, 51%, 86%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.424
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.686
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.863
  • GLSLvec3(0.424, 0.686, 0.863)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.424, 0.686, 0.863, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.424, 0.686, 0.863)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB42.4%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB68.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB86.3%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX ID6CAFDC
  • DECIMAL ID7122908
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01