#6BBBEB Hex Color
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Light and gently muted, #6bbbeb is a cool blue with a fresh cyan cast and enough brightness to feel open without looking harsh. Its soft saturation supports themes of peace, trust, and reliability, making it useful for healthcare, finance, security, and spring-focused designs. Use it as a supporting UI color with navy or charcoal; black text achieves about 9.9:1 contrast. The hex code is #6bbbeb.
Questions about #6bbbeb
What is #6bbbeb in RGB, HSL and CMYK?
In RGB, #6bbbeb is rgb(107, 187, 235), in HSL hsl(203, 76%, 67%) and in CMYK 54%, 20%, 0%, 8%.
What colors pair well with #6bbbeb?
Is #6bbbeb a warm or cool color?
#6bbbeb reads as a cool blue because its light base carries a noticeable cyan cast, while moderate saturation keeps the effect gentle rather than icy and supports calm, trustworthy interfaces and airy spring palettes.
Does #6bbbeb work with black text?
Black text provides strong contrast on #6bbbeb, at about a 9.9:1 ratio, making it a reliable choice for readable labels, body copy, and interface controls, while white text has much weaker contrast and should not be used for ordinary text.
Is #6bbbeb readable on white or black?
#6bbbeb has a 2.11:1 contrast ratio on white and 9.93:1 on black. WCAG asks for 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, so on white it is too faint for text and on black it works for body text. Try other pairs in the contrast checker.