#6A99CD#6A99CD
#6A99CD is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.303; OKLCH L 67.0% C 0.093 H 251.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #6A99CD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(106, 153, 205) |
| HSL | hsl(212, 50%, 61%) |
| HSV | hsv(212, 48%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(48.3%, 25.4%, 0%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(61.87, -1.58, -31.59) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(61.87, 31.63, 267.14°) |
| OKLab | oklab(67.02% -0.0291 -0.0882) |
| OKLCH | oklch(67.02% 0.093 251.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.3508, 30.2524, 62.0911) |
| Luminance | 0.3025 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Cornflowerblue
#6495ED
ΔE00 3.69
Faded Blue
#658CBB
ΔE00 4.50
Dark Sky Blue
#448EE4
ΔE00 5.01
Dodgerblue
#1E90FF
ΔE00 6.23
Soft Blue
#6488EA
ΔE00 6.47
Azure (survey)
#069AF3
ΔE00 7.05
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#6A99CD #CD9E6A
analogous
#6ACACD #6A99CD #6C6ACD
triadic
#6A99CD #CD6A99 #99CD6A
tetradic
#6A99CD #CD6ACA #CD9E6A #6ACD6C
square
#6A99CD #CD6ACA #CD9E6A #6ACD6C
split-complementary
#6A99CD #CD6C6A #CACD6A
monochromatic
#2F5C8D #3F7ABB #6A99CD #98B8DC #C6D8EC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.98
#6A99CD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.05
#6A99CD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #6A99CD
7.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##6A99CD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##6A99CD | 1.00 | 2.98 | 7.05 | 7.05 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.98 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.05 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.05 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#849BCF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7891CC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#3DA5AB
Achromatopsia (no color)
#959595
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #6a99cd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(106, 153, 205); /* oklch */ color: oklch(67.0% 0.093 251.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#9ab6dc',
500: '#6a99cd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #6a99cd; $custom-light: #9ab6dc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#6a99cd",
"rgb": {
"r": 106,
"g": 153,
"b": 205
},
"hsl": {
"h": 211.515,
"s": 49.749,
"l": 60.98
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.67021,
"c": 0.09294,
"h": 251.7
},
"luminance": 0.30254
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#6A99CD
secondary
#DCCAB7
accent
#7728BD
background
#F9FBFD
surface
#F2F6FB
border
#CCD0D4
text
#0E1115
muted
#7E8083