#6AA5B1#6AA5B1
#6AA5B1 is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.331; OKLCH L 68.6% C 0.064 H 211.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.63:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #6AA5B1 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(106, 165, 177) |
| HSL | hsl(190, 31%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(190, 40%, 69%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(40.1%, 6.8%, 0%, 30.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.28, -16.01, -12.25) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(64.28, 20.16, 217.42°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.59% -0.0541 -0.0336) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.59% 0.064 211.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.3320, 33.1469, 46.5442) |
| Luminance | 0.3315 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 5.31
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 5.93
Bluegrey
#85A3B2
ΔE00 7.47
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 7.65
Bluey Grey
#89A0B0
ΔE00 9.81
Cool Grey
#95A3A6
ΔE00 11.08
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#6AA5B1 #B1766A
analogous
#6AB199 #6AA5B1 #6A81B1
triadic
#6AA5B1 #B16AA5 #A5B16A
tetradic
#6AA5B1 #996AB1 #B1766A #81B16A
square
#6AA5B1 #996AB1 #B1766A #81B16A
split-complementary
#6AA5B1 #B16A81 #B1996A
monochromatic
#376169 #4C8692 #6AA5B1 #92BDC6 #BAD6DB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.75
#6AA5B1 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.63
#6AA5B1 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #6AA5B1
7.63:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##6AA5B1 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##6AA5B1 | 1.00 | 2.75 | 7.63 | 7.63 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.75 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.63 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.63 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9BA1B2
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8F98B1
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#4DAAA9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9C9C9C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #6aa5b1; /* rgb */ color: rgb(106, 165, 177); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.6% 0.064 211.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#98bfc8',
500: '#6aa5b1',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #6aa5b1; $custom-light: #98bfc8; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#6aa5b1",
"rgb": {
"r": 106,
"g": 165,
"b": 177
},
"hsl": {
"h": 190.141,
"s": 31.278,
"l": 55.49
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.68588,
"c": 0.0637,
"h": 211.9
},
"luminance": 0.33149
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#6AA5B1
secondary
#CAB2AD
accent
#7260C7
background
#F9FBFC
surface
#F2F7F8
border
#CCD0D1
text
#0E1213
muted
#7E8182