#6496CD#6496CD

#6496CD is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.289; OKLCH L 66.0% C 0.099 H 251.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#6496CD
RGB	rgb(100, 150, 205)
HSL	hsl(211, 51%, 60%)
HSV	hsv(211, 51%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(51.2%, 26.8%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(60.72, -1.28, -33.41)
CIE-LCH	lch(60.72, 33.43, 267.81°)
OKLab	oklab(66.03% -0.0309 -0.0936)
OKLCH	oklch(66.03% 0.099 251.7)
XYZ	xyz(27.1775, 28.9277, 61.8972)
Luminance	0.2893 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#6496CD #CD9B64

analogous

#64CACD #6496CD #6764CD

triadic

#6496CD #CD6496 #96CD64

tetradic

#6496CD #CD64CA #CD9B64 #64CD67

square

#6496CD #CD64CA #CD9B64 #64CD67

split-complementary

#6496CD #CD6764 #CACD64

monochromatic

#2D598A #3B77B8 #6496CD #92B5DC #C1D5EB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.09

#6496CD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.79

#6496CD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #6496CD

6.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##6496CD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##6496CD	1.00	3.09	6.79	6.79
#FFFFFF	3.09	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.79	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.79	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8098CF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#738ECC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#2EA3A9

Achromatopsia (no color)

#929292

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #6496cd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(100, 150, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(66.0% 0.099 251.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#96b4dc',
    500: '#6496cd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #6496cd;
$custom-light: #96b4dc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#6496cd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 100,
    "g": 150,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 211.429,
    "s": 51.22,
    "l": 59.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.66032,
    "c": 0.09855,
    "h": 251.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.2893
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#6496CD

secondary

#DBC7B2

accent

#974DDB

background

#F9FBFD

surface

#F2F6FB

border

#CCD0D4

text

#0E1115

muted

#7E8083

Preview Lab

Preview with #6496CD

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

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