#6AACDD#6AACDD

#6AACDD is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.378; OKLCH L 72.0% C 0.099 H 242.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.56:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#6AACDD
RGB	rgb(106, 172, 221)
HSL	hsl(206, 63%, 64%)
HSV	hsv(206, 52%, 87%)
CMYK	cmyk(52%, 22.2%, 0%, 13.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(67.86, -7.44, -31.18)
CIE-LCH	lch(67.86, 32.05, 256.58°)
OKLab	oklab(71.96% -0.0462 -0.087)
OKLCH	oklch(71.96% 0.099 242)
XYZ	xyz(33.7428, 37.7869, 73.9081)
Luminance	0.3779 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#6AACDD #DD9B6A

analogous

#6ADDD5 #6AACDD #6A73DD

triadic

#6AACDD #DD6AAC #ACDD6A

tetradic

#6AACDD #D56ADD #DD9B6A #73DD6A

square

#6AACDD #D56ADD #DD9B6A #73DD6A

split-complementary

#6AACDD #DD6A73 #DDD56A

monochromatic

#2670A7 #3890D2 #6AACDD #9CC8E8 #CEE4F4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.45

#6AACDD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.56

#6AACDD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #6AACDD

8.56:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##6AACDD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##6AACDD	1.00	2.45	8.56	8.56
#FFFFFF	2.45	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	8.56	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	8.56	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#97ACDF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#87A0DC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#27B8BC

Achromatopsia (no color)

#A5A5A5

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #6aacdd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(106, 172, 221);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(72.0% 0.099 242.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9cc4e7',
    500: '#6aacdd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #6aacdd;
$custom-light: #9cc4e7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#6aacdd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 106,
    "g": 172,
    "b": 221
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 205.565,
    "s": 62.842,
    "l": 64.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.71956,
    "c": 0.09853,
    "h": 242
  },
  "luminance": 0.3779
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#6AACDD

secondary

#E5CEBD

accent

#661BCB

background

#FAFCFE

surface

#F3F8FC

border

#CDD1D5

text

#0F1216

muted

#7F8184

Preview Lab

Preview with #6AACDD

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

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