#6AADDD#6AADDD

#6AADDD is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.382; OKLCH L 72.2% C 0.098 H 241.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.63:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#6AADDD
RGB	rgb(106, 173, 221)
HSL	hsl(205, 63%, 64%)
HSV	hsv(205, 52%, 87%)
CMYK	cmyk(52%, 21.7%, 0%, 13.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(68.14, -7.99, -30.74)
CIE-LCH	lch(68.14, 31.76, 255.43°)
OKLab	oklab(72.18% -0.0474 -0.0858)
OKLCH	oklch(72.18% 0.098 241.1)
XYZ	xyz(33.9339, 38.1690, 73.9717)
Luminance	0.3817 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#6AADDD #DD9A6A

analogous

#6ADDD3 #6AADDD #6A74DD

triadic

#6AADDD #DD6AAD #ADDD6A

tetradic

#6AADDD #D36ADD #DD9A6A #74DD6A

square

#6AADDD #D36ADD #DD9A6A #74DD6A

split-complementary

#6AADDD #DD6A74 #DDD36A

monochromatic

#2671A7 #3892D2 #6AADDD #9CC8E8 #CEE4F4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.43

#6AADDD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.63

#6AADDD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #6AADDD

8.63:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##6AADDD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##6AADDD	1.00	2.43	8.63	8.63
#FFFFFF	2.43	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	8.63	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	8.63	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#98ADDF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#88A1DC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#26B9BD

Achromatopsia (no color)

#A6A6A6

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #6aaddd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(106, 173, 221);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(72.2% 0.098 241.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9cc5e7',
    500: '#6aaddd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #6aaddd;
$custom-light: #9cc5e7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#6aaddd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 106,
    "g": 173,
    "b": 221
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 205.043,
    "s": 62.842,
    "l": 64.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.72179,
    "c": 0.09797,
    "h": 241.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.38172
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#6AADDD

secondary

#E5CEBD

accent

#641BCB

background

#FAFCFE

surface

#F3F8FC

border

#CDD1D5

text

#0F1216

muted

#7F8184

Preview Lab

Preview with #6AADDD

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

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