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#06BBFF Hawaii Morning

#06BBFF is a light, vivid blue named Hawaii Morning. In the RGB color model it is made of 2.4% red, 73.3% green and 100.0% blue (rgb(6, 187, 255)). Its HSL value is 196° hue, 100% saturation and 51% lightness, and in CMYK it is 98% cyan, 27% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. #06BBFF is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 9.56:1.

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Variations of #06BBFF

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#06BBFF color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#06BBFF for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #06BBFF appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 84% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #7CA6FE
  • Protanopia 81% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #99BAFF
  • Protanomaly 86% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #83B8FF
  • Deuteranopia 84% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #7CA6FE
  • Deuteranomaly 89% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #6BAEFF
  • Tritanopia 81% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #00CDD2
  • Tritanomaly 92% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #00C3EC
  • Achromatopsia 69% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #AFAFAF
  • Achromatomaly 77% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #9AB2C7

#06BBFF contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.20:1 Very poor#06BBFF text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
9.56:1 Very good#06BBFF text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#06BBFF in CSS

/* Hawaii Morning */
.color { color: #06BBFF; }
.background { background-color: #06BBFF; }
.border { border: 1px solid #06BBFF; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(6 187 255);
color: hsl(196 100% 51%);
color: oklch(0.746 0.155 233.9);

#06BBFF FAQ

What color is #06BBFF?

#06BBFF is a light, vivid blue. Its closest named color is Hawaii Morning. It belongs to the blue color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #06BBFF?

#06BBFF is rgb(6, 187, 255) in RGB, hsl(196, 100%, 51%) in HSL and cmyk(98%, 27%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #06BBFF?

The complementary color of #06BBFF is #FF4A06, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #06BBFF?

Black text has the best contrast on #06BBFF: 9.56:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #06BBFF a warm or cool color?

#06BBFF is a cool color.