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#6BB3DB Milky Waves

#6BB3DB is a light, moderately saturated blue named Milky Waves. In the RGB color model it is made of 42.0% red, 70.2% green and 85.9% blue (rgb(107, 179, 219)). Its HSL value is 201° hue, 61% saturation and 64% lightness, and in CMYK it is 51% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 14% black. #6BB3DB is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 9.10:1.

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Variations of #6BB3DB

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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#6BB3DB 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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#6BB3DB for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #6BB3DB appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 90% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #90A5DA
  • Protanopia 88% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #A0B1DD
  • Protanomaly 91% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #93B1DC
  • Deuteranopia 90% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #90A5DA
  • Deuteranomaly 93% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #88ABDB
  • Tritanopia 86% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #2ABEC0
  • Tritanomaly 94% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #59B7CF
  • Achromatopsia 81% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #ABABAB
  • Achromatomaly 86% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #9EADB8

#6BB3DB contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.31:1 Very poor#6BB3DB text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
9.10:1 Very good#6BB3DB text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#6BB3DB in CSS

/* Milky Waves */
.color { color: #6BB3DB; }
.background { background-color: #6BB3DB; }
.border { border: 1px solid #6BB3DB; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(107 179 219);
color: hsl(201 61% 64%);
color: oklch(0.735 0.093 234.3);

#6BB3DB FAQ

What color is #6BB3DB?

#6BB3DB is a light, moderately saturated blue. Its closest named color is Milky Waves. It belongs to the blue color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #6BB3DB?

#6BB3DB is rgb(107, 179, 219) in RGB, hsl(201, 61%, 64%) in HSL and cmyk(51%, 18%, 0%, 14%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #6BB3DB?

The complementary color of #6BB3DB is #DB936B, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #6BB3DB?

Black text has the best contrast on #6BB3DB: 9.10:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #6BB3DB a warm or cool color?

#6BB3DB is a cool color.