Exploring the Color #6DC1F8

#6DC1F8 sits at 204° on the color wheel, placing it in the azure family of the cool half of the spectrum. With 91% saturation and 70% lightness, it reads as a fully saturated, light tone — a balanced mid-energy presence that sits comfortably alongside other UI tones. Its RGB mix of 109, 193, 248 produces a 10.63:1 contrast ratio against black, which clears WCAG AAA for body text in that pairing.

In RGB space #6DC1F8 is a clear variant of CSS sky blue — about 32 units away from #87CEEB. Designers reach for azure hues at this saturation when the brief calls for bold, immediate signal, and at this lightness when they want a present, comfortable mid-canvas voice. On screen the cool cast tends to pair best with warm neutrals in the 25°-45° range to add life.

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