#6AB0CD#6AB0CD

#6AB0CD is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.385; OKLCH L 72.2% C 0.082 H 226.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#6AB0CD
RGB	rgb(106, 176, 205)
HSL	hsl(198, 50%, 61%)
HSV	hsv(198, 48%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(48.3%, 14.1%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(68.40, -14.22, -21.55)
CIE-LCH	lch(68.40, 25.82, 236.58°)
OKLab	oklab(72.19% -0.0565 -0.0596)
OKLCH	oklch(72.19% 0.082 226.6)
XYZ	xyz(32.4846, 38.5201, 63.4691)
Luminance	0.3852 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#6AB0CD #CD876A

analogous

#6ACDB8 #6AB0CD #6A7ECD

triadic

#6AB0CD #CD6AB0 #B0CD6A

tetradic

#6AB0CD #B86ACD #CD876A #7ECD6A

square

#6AB0CD #B86ACD #CD876A #7ECD6A

split-complementary

#6AB0CD #CD6A7E #CDB86A

monochromatic

#2F728D #3F97BB #6AB0CD #98C8DC #C6E1EC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.41

#6AB0CD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.70

#6AB0CD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #6AB0CD

8.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##6AB0CD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##6AB0CD	1.00	2.41	8.70	8.70
#FFFFFF	2.41	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	8.70	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	8.70	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#A0ADCF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#92A2CD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#37B9B9

Achromatopsia (no color)

#A7A7A7

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #6ab0cd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(106, 176, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(72.2% 0.082 226.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9ac7dc',
    500: '#6ab0cd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #6ab0cd;
$custom-light: #9ac7dc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#6ab0cd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 106,
    "g": 176,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 197.576,
    "s": 49.749,
    "l": 60.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.72186,
    "c": 0.08216,
    "h": 226.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.38523
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#6AB0CD

secondary

#DCC2B7

accent

#5428BD

background

#F9FCFD

surface

#F2F8FB

border

#CCD1D4

text

#0E1315

muted

#7E8283

Preview Lab

Preview with #6AB0CD

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

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