#6988CD#6988CD
#6988CD is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.250; OKLCH L 63.3% C 0.110 H 265.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.00:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #6988CD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(105, 136, 205) |
| HSL | hsl(221, 50%, 61%) |
| HSV | hsv(221, 49%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(48.8%, 33.7%, 0%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(57.09, 8.04, -39.05) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(57.09, 39.87, 281.63°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.27% -0.0096 -0.1099) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.27% 0.11 265) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.6457, 25.0177, 61.2233) |
| Luminance | 0.2502 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Soft Blue
#6488EA
ΔE00 3.37
Faded Blue
#658CBB
ΔE00 3.51
Cornflowerblue
#6495ED
ΔE00 5.77
Dusty Blue
#5A86AD
ΔE00 6.20
Dodger Blue
#3E82FC
ΔE00 6.33
Off Blue
#5684AE
ΔE00 6.34
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#6988CD #CDAE69
analogous
#69BACD #6988CD #7C69CD
triadic
#6988CD #CD6988 #88CD69
tetradic
#6988CD #CD69BA #CDAE69 #69CD7C
square
#6988CD #CD69BA #CDAE69 #69CD7C
split-complementary
#6988CD #CD7C69 #BACD69
monochromatic
#2F4C8D #3E65BB #6988CD #97ACDC #C5D1EC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.50
#6988CD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.00
#6988CD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #6988CD
6.00:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##6988CD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##6988CD | 1.00 | 3.50 | 6.00 | 6.00 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.50 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6E8ED0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6385CB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#3F97A1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#898989
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #6988cd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(105, 136, 205); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.3% 0.110 265.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#99aadc',
500: '#6988cd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #6988cd; $custom-light: #99aadc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#6988cd",
"rgb": {
"r": 105,
"g": 136,
"b": 205
},
"hsl": {
"h": 221.4,
"s": 50,
"l": 60.784
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63274,
"c": 0.11032,
"h": 265
},
"luminance": 0.25019
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#6988CD
secondary
#DCD0B6
accent
#8F28BD
background
#F9FAFD
surface
#F2F4FB
border
#CCCED4
text
#0E1015
muted
#7E7F83