Little Boy Blue (#6CA0DC)

HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK values + mood/style/use-case color tags. Use this page to keep your colors consistent across web and print.

Preview

Sample Text

This is how text may look on this color.

Best text color: #000000
Contrast vs white: 2.73:1 — vs black: 7.70:1

Color values

HEX #6CA0DC
RGB rgb(108, 160, 220)
HSL hsl(212, 50%, 86%)
CMYK cmyk( 50.91, 27.27, 0, 13.73 )

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Tags

Mood

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Style

Use case

Text (210) Button (200) Background (190)

Tip: tags are heuristic suggestions (helpful for browsing and inspiration).

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #6CA0DC based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

The color directly opposite on the color wheel — creates maximum contrast and vibrance.

Little Boy Blue
#6CA0DC Base

#DCA86C

Analogous

Colors adjacent on the wheel — naturally harmonious and pleasing to the eye.

Little Boy Blue
#6CA0DC Base

#6CD8DC

#706CDC

Triadic

Three colors equally spaced 120° apart — bold, balanced, and visually rich.

Little Boy Blue
#6CA0DC Base

#DC6CA0

#A0DC6C

Split-Complementary

Two colors flanking the complement — high contrast with less tension than full complementary.

Little Boy Blue
#6CA0DC Base

#DC706C

#D8DC6C

Tetradic (Square)

Four colors at 90° intervals — rich variety, best when one color dominates.

Little Boy Blue
#6CA0DC Base

#DC6CD8

#DCA86C

#6CDC70

Monochromatic

Shades and tints of the same hue — cohesive, elegant, and easy to work with.

Little Boy Blue
#6CA0DC Base

#22548D

#3078CB

#4B8BD4

#8DB5E4

#AAC8EB

#E8F0F9

Shades & Tints

Darker shades and lighter tints of Little Boy Blue, generated by adjusting lightness while keeping the same hue and saturation.

Shades (darker)

— #050C15

— #112945

— #1C4676

— #2863A7

— #3B80D0

Little Boy Blue #6CA0DC Base

— #85B0E2

— #9FC1E8

— #B8D1EE

— #D1E1F4

— #EAF2FA

CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #6CA0DC. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #6CA0DC;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #6CA0DC;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #6CA0DC;
}

/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #6CA0DC,
        #EEDDCA
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #6CA0DC,
        #EEDDCA
    );
}

// SCSS variable
$little-boy-blue: #6CA0DC;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$little-boy-blue-r: 108;
$little-boy-blue-g: 160;
$little-boy-blue-b: 220;

// Usage
.element {
    background-color: $little-boy-blue;
    color: rgba($little-boy-blue-r, $little-boy-blue-g, $little-boy-blue-b, 0.8);
}

Color Blindness Simulation

How Little Boy Blue appears to people with different types of color vision deficiency.

Normal Vision #6CA0DC How the color appears with full color vision.

Deuteranopia #9393DD Deuteranopia affects ~8% of males. Green cones are absent, making it difficult to distinguish red from green. The most common form of color blindness.

Protanopia #9B9BDC Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.

Tritanopia #5AA9A9 Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.

Achromatopsia #9D9D9D Achromatopsia is complete color blindness. The world is seen entirely in shades of grey. Affects ~1 in 30,000 people.

Similar Named Colors

The closest named colors to Little Boy Blue ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

Little Boy Blue #6CA0DC Base

Blue Gray #6699CC ΔE 2.75

Dark Pastel Blue #779ECB ΔE 2.83

Iceberg #71A6D2 ΔE 3.29

Cerulean Frost #6D9BC3 ΔE 3.73

How to use this color

Copy HEX for CSS and design tools, or RGB/HSL for UI adjustments.
Use CMYK when preparing print assets (posters, packaging, brochures).
Check contrast before using it for text or important UI elements.