#6AB0DD#6AB0DD
#6AB0DD is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.393; OKLCH L 72.8% C 0.096 H 238.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.87:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #6AB0DD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(106, 176, 221) |
| HSL | hsl(203, 63%, 64%) |
| HSV | hsv(203, 52%, 87%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(52%, 20.4%, 0%, 13.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.99, -9.62, -29.44) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.99, 30.97, 251.90°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.85% -0.0508 -0.082) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.85% 0.096 238.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(34.5156, 39.3325, 74.1656) |
| Luminance | 0.3933 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Sky Blue (survey)
#75BBFD
ΔE00 5.42
Lightblue (survey)
#7BC8F6
ΔE00 6.38
Deepskyblue
#00BFFF
ΔE00 6.87
Sky
#82CAFC
ΔE00 7.06
Lightskyblue
#87CEFA
ΔE00 7.94
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 8.03
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#6AB0DD #DD976A
analogous
#6ADDD1 #6AB0DD #6A77DD
triadic
#6AB0DD #DD6AB0 #B0DD6A
tetradic
#6AB0DD #D16ADD #DD976A #77DD6A
square
#6AB0DD #D16ADD #DD976A #77DD6A
split-complementary
#6AB0DD #DD6A77 #DDD16A
monochromatic
#2674A7 #3896D2 #6AB0DD #9CCAE8 #CEE5F4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.37
#6AB0DD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.87
#6AB0DD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #6AB0DD
8.87:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##6AB0DD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##6AB0DD | 1.00 | 2.37 | 8.87 | 8.87 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.37 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.87 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.87 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9CAFDF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8CA3DC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#25BBBF
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A8A8A8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #6ab0dd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(106, 176, 221); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.8% 0.096 238.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#9cc7e7',
500: '#6ab0dd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #6ab0dd; $custom-light: #9cc7e7; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#6ab0dd",
"rgb": {
"r": 106,
"g": 176,
"b": 221
},
"hsl": {
"h": 203.478,
"s": 62.842,
"l": 64.118
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72849,
"c": 0.09647,
"h": 238.3
},
"luminance": 0.39335
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#6AB0DD
secondary
#E5CDBD
accent
#601BCB
background
#FAFCFE
surface
#F3F8FC
border
#CDD1D5
text
#0F1316
muted
#7F8284