Cerulean Frost (#6D9BC3)

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: 2.95:1 — vs black: 7.13:1

Color values

  • HEX #6D9BC3
  • RGB rgb(109, 155, 195)
  • HSL hsl(207, 44%, 76%)
  • CMYK cmyk( 44.1, 20.51, 0, 23.53 )

Tags

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

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #6D9BC3 based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

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

Cerulean Frost
#6D9BC3 Base
#C3956D
Analogous

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

Cerulean Frost
#6D9BC3 Base
#6DC3C0
#6D70C3
Triadic

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

Cerulean Frost
#6D9BC3 Base
#C36D9B
#9BC36D
Split-Complementary

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

Cerulean Frost
#6D9BC3 Base
#C36D70
#C3C06D
Tetradic (Square)

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

Cerulean Frost
#6D9BC3 Base
#C06DC3
#C3956D
#70C36D
Monochromatic

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

Cerulean Frost
#6D9BC3 Base
#2C4E6B
#4275A1
#5087B7
#8AAFCF
#A3C0D9
#D9E5F0
Shades & Tints

Darker shades and lighter tints of Cerulean Frost, generated by adjusting lightness while keeping the same hue and saturation.

Shades (darker)

#070D12
#182A3A
#284661
#386388
#4880B0
Cerulean Frost #6D9BC3 Base
#87ADCE
#A0BED8
#BAD0E3
#D3E1ED
#EDF3F8
CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #6D9BC3. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

CSS Properties
/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #6D9BC3;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #6D9BC3;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #6D9BC3;
}
CSS Gradient
/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #6D9BC3,
        #DDC1A9
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #6D9BC3,
        #DDC1A9
    );
}
SCSS Variable
// SCSS variable
$cerulean-frost: #6D9BC3;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$cerulean-frost-r: 109;
$cerulean-frost-g: 155;
$cerulean-frost-b: 195;

// Usage
.element {
    background-color: $cerulean-frost;
    color: rgba($cerulean-frost-r, $cerulean-frost-g, $cerulean-frost-b, 0.8);
}
Color Blindness Simulation

How Cerulean Frost appears to people with different types of color vision deficiency.

Normal Vision #6D9BC3 How the color appears with full color vision.
Deuteranopia #9090C4 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 #9797C3 Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.
Tritanopia #63A1A1 Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.
Achromatopsia #969696 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 Cerulean Frost ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

Cerulean Frost #6D9BC3 Base
Blue Gray #6699CC ΔE 2.10
Air Superiority Blue #72A0C1 ΔE 2.57
Dark Pastel Blue #779ECB ΔE 2.79
Iceberg #71A6D2 ΔE 3.48

How to use this color

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