#6AACC1#6AACC1
#6AACC1 is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.364; OKLCH L 70.8% C 0.074 H 220.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.28:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #6AACC1 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(106, 172, 193) |
| HSL | hsl(194, 41%, 59%) |
| HSV | hsv(194, 45%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(45.1%, 10.9%, 0%, 24.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.84, -15.43, -17.30) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.84, 23.18, 228.27°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.8% -0.0563 -0.0477) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.8% 0.074 220.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.3185, 36.4172, 55.8733) |
| Luminance | 0.3642 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 5.08
Bluegrey
#85A3B2
ΔE00 7.07
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 7.54
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 8.99
Bluey Grey
#89A0B0
ΔE00 9.33
Sky Blue
#87CEEB
ΔE00 9.51
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#6AACC1 #C17F6A
analogous
#6AC1AA #6AACC1 #6A80C1
triadic
#6AACC1 #C16AAC #ACC16A
tetradic
#6AACC1 #AA6AC1 #C17F6A #80C16A
square
#6AACC1 #AA6AC1 #C17F6A #80C16A
split-complementary
#6AACC1 #C16A80 #C1AA6A
monochromatic
#346B7D #4690A8 #6AACC1 #95C4D3 #C0DCE5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.54
#6AACC1 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.28
#6AACC1 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #6AACC1
8.28:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##6AACC1 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##6AACC1 | 1.00 | 2.54 | 8.28 | 8.28 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.54 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.28 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.28 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9FA8C2
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#929EC1
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#42B3B2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A3A3A3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #6aacc1; /* rgb */ color: rgb(106, 172, 193); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.8% 0.074 220.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#99c4d3',
500: '#6aacc1',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #6aacc1; $custom-light: #99c4d3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#6aacc1",
"rgb": {
"r": 106,
"g": 172,
"b": 193
},
"hsl": {
"h": 194.483,
"s": 41.232,
"l": 58.627
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70803,
"c": 0.07381,
"h": 220.3
},
"luminance": 0.36419
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#6AACC1
secondary
#D5BBB2
accent
#7457D1
background
#F9FCFC
surface
#F2F8F9
border
#CCD1D2
text
#0E1214
muted
#7E8182