#6AAFEF#6AAFEF
#6AAFEF is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.400; OKLCH L 73.4% C 0.117 H 248.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #6AAFEF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(106, 175, 239) |
| HSL | hsl(209, 81%, 68%) |
| HSV | hsv(209, 56%, 94%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(55.6%, 26.8%, 0%, 6.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.44, -3.68, -38.58) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.44, 38.75, 264.56°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.44% -0.0438 -0.1083) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.44% 0.117 248) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.8482, 39.9530, 87.4145) |
| Luminance | 0.3996 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Sky Blue (survey)
#75BBFD
ΔE00 3.33
Carolina Blue
#8AB8FE
ΔE00 5.64
Azure (survey)
#069AF3
ΔE00 7.49
Sky
#82CAFC
ΔE00 7.54
Lightblue (survey)
#7BC8F6
ΔE00 7.79
Cornflowerblue
#6495ED
ΔE00 8.45
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#6AAFEF #EFAA6A
analogous
#6AEFEC #6AAFEF #6A6DEF
triadic
#6AAFEF #EF6AAF #AFEF6A
tetradic
#6AAFEF #EC6AEF #EFAA6A #6DEF6A
square
#6AAFEF #EC6AEF #EFAA6A #6DEF6A
split-complementary
#6AAFEF #EF6A6D #EFEC6A
monochromatic
#1673C9 #3391E9 #6AAFEF #A1CDF5 #D9EAFB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.34
#6AAFEF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.99
#6AAFEF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #6AAFEF
8.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##6AAFEF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##6AAFEF | 1.00 | 2.34 | 8.99 | 8.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.34 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#94B1F2
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#83A4EE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00BEC5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AAAAAA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #6aafef; /* rgb */ color: rgb(106, 175, 239); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.4% 0.117 248.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#9dc6f4',
500: '#6aafef',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #6aafef; $custom-light: #9dc6f4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#6aafef",
"rgb": {
"r": 106,
"g": 175,
"b": 239
},
"hsl": {
"h": 208.872,
"s": 80.606,
"l": 67.647
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73439,
"c": 0.11684,
"h": 248
},
"luminance": 0.39956
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#6AAFEF
secondary
#EFDAC6
accent
#6F09DD
background
#FAFCFE
surface
#F4F8FD
border
#CED1D5
text
#0F1317
muted
#7F8285