#6491CD#6491CD

#6491CD is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.274; OKLCH L 64.9% C 0.103 H 255.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.47:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#6491CD
RGB	rgb(100, 145, 205)
HSL	hsl(214, 51%, 60%)
HSV	hsv(214, 51%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(51.2%, 29.3%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(59.31, 1.60, -35.60)
CIE-LCH	lch(59.31, 35.63, 272.57°)
OKLab	oklab(64.93% -0.0251 -0.0999)
OKLCH	oklch(64.93% 0.103 255.9)
XYZ	xyz(26.3966, 27.3660, 61.6369)
Luminance	0.2737 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#6491CD #CDA064

analogous

#64C6CD #6491CD #6C64CD

triadic

#6491CD #CD6491 #91CD64

tetradic

#6491CD #CD64C6 #CDA064 #64CD6C

square

#6491CD #CD64C6 #CDA064 #64CD6C

split-complementary

#6491CD #CD6C64 #C6CD64

monochromatic

#2D558A #3B71B8 #6491CD #92B2DC #C1D3EB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.24

#6491CD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.47

#6491CD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #6491CD

6.47:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##6491CD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##6491CD	1.00	3.24	6.47	6.47
#FFFFFF	3.24	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.47	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.47	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7994D0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6C8ACC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#309EA6

Achromatopsia (no color)

#8F8F8F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #6491cd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(100, 145, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(64.9% 0.103 255.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#96b1dc',
    500: '#6491cd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #6491cd;
$custom-light: #96b1dc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#6491cd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 100,
    "g": 145,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 214.286,
    "s": 51.22,
    "l": 59.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.6493,
    "c": 0.10301,
    "h": 255.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.27368
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#6491CD

secondary

#DBC9B2

accent

#9E4DDB

background

#F9FAFD

surface

#F2F4FB

border

#CCCED4

text

#0E1015

muted

#7E7F83

Preview Lab

Preview with #6491CD

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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