Information about Little Boy Blue color

#6CA0DC - Little Boy Blue color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #6CA0DC ("Little Boy Blue") belongs to the Azure Color Family, featuring High Saturation and Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(108, 160, 220) — 42.4% red, 62.7% green, 86.3% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 44 / 24 / 0 / 14. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #6CA0DC reads as a vivid, lively azure and floats near the light end of the scale. Expect to see shades like this in clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is just a few steps away from Iceberg (#71A6D2). Nearby in the Register you will also find Ruddy Blue (#76ABDF) and Vista Blue (#7C9ED9).

In RGB terms — rgb(108, 160, 220) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #6CA0DC background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 7.7:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 2.7:1. The name "Little Boy Blue" is officially recorded for this exact shade in The Official Register of Color Names.

Little Boy Blue color variations

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

Little Boy Blue color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
Little Boy Blue

#6CA0DC
#88B2E3

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#A5C5EA

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#C3D8F1

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#E1EBF8

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White

#FFFFFF

Little Boy Blue color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
Little Boy Blue

#6CA0DC
#357DCF

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#255D9E

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#183E69

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#0C1F34

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Black

#000000

Little Boy Blue color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
Little Boy Blue

#6CA0DC
#6A98CD

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#6D92BC

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#718BA9

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#778595

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Grey

#808080

Little Boy Blue color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#BD6ADC

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#906ADC

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#6A71DC

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Little Boy Blue

#6CA0DC
#6ACCDC

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#6ADCBD

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#6ADC90

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Little Boy Blue 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
#6CA0DC
Little Boy Blue

#6CA0DC

#DCA76A
#DCA76A

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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
#6CA0DC
Little Boy Blue

#6CA0DC

#D8DC6A
#D8DC6A

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#DC6E6A
#DC6E6A

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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
#6E6ADC
#6E6ADC

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#6CA0DC
Little Boy Blue

#6CA0DC

#6AD8DC
#6AD8DC

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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
#6CA0DC
Little Boy Blue

#6CA0DC

#DC6A9F
#DC6A9F

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#9FDC6A
#9FDC6A

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Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme
#6CA0DC
Little Boy Blue

#6CA0DC

#A76ADC
#A76ADC

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#DCA76A
#DCA76A

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#9FDC6A
#9FDC6A

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Square

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

Square color scheme
#6CA0DC
Little Boy Blue

#6CA0DC

#DC6AD8
#DC6AD8

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#DCA76A
#DCA76A

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#6ADC6E
#6ADC6E

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Nearest named colors to Little Boy Blue

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity.

Iceberg color link
Iceberg

#71A6D2

Ruddy Blue color link
Ruddy Blue

#76ABDF

Vista Blue color link
Vista Blue

#7C9ED9

Something Blue color link
Something Blue

#68ADD0

Blue Gray color link
Blue Gray

#6699CC

Caps Blue color link
Caps Blue

#68B1E2

Lowell's French Riviera Blue color link
Lowell's French Riviera Blue

#698FD3

Dark Pastel Blue color link
Dark Pastel Blue

#779ECB

Snap color link
Snap

#5BA0D0

Resolutiion Blue color link
Resolutiion Blue

#7FA3E6

Cornflower Blue color link
Cornflower Blue

#6495ED

Blue Koi color link
Blue Koi

#659EC7

Little Boy Blue color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#6CA0DC
  • RGB108, 160, 220
  • CMYK44, 24, 0, 14
  • CSSrgb(108, 160, 220)
  • HSL212°, 62%, 64%
  • HSL Precise212.143°, 61.538%, 64.314%
  • HSV212°, 51%, 86%
  • HSB212°, 51%, 86%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.424
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.627
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.863
  • GLSLvec3(0.424, 0.627, 0.863)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.424, 0.627, 0.863, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.424, 0.627, 0.863)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB42.4%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB62.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB86.3%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX ID6CA0DC
  • DECIMAL ID7119068
  • Name Length15
  • This page visited311 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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