#6AB2CD#6AB2CD

#6AB2CD is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.393; OKLCH L 72.6% C 0.082 H 224.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.86:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#6AB2CD
RGB	rgb(106, 178, 205)
HSL	hsl(196, 50%, 61%)
HSV	hsv(196, 48%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(48.3%, 13.2%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(68.98, -15.28, -20.68)
CIE-LCH	lch(68.98, 25.71, 233.54°)
OKLab	oklab(72.64% -0.0588 -0.0572)
OKLCH	oklch(72.64% 0.082 224.2)
XYZ	xyz(32.8796, 39.3101, 63.6007)
Luminance	0.3931 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#6AB2CD #CD856A

analogous

#6ACDB7 #6AB2CD #6A80CD

triadic

#6AB2CD #CD6AB2 #B2CD6A

tetradic

#6AB2CD #B76ACD #CD856A #80CD6A

square

#6AB2CD #B76ACD #CD856A #80CD6A

split-complementary

#6AB2CD #CD6A80 #CDB76A

monochromatic

#2F748D #3F99BB #6AB2CD #98CADC #C6E1EC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.37

#6AB2CD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.86

#6AB2CD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #6AB2CD

8.86:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##6AB2CD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##6AB2CD	1.00	2.37	8.86	8.86
#FFFFFF	2.37	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	8.86	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	8.86	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#A3AFCE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#94A3CD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#37BABB

Achromatopsia (no color)

#A8A8A8

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #6ab2cd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(106, 178, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(72.6% 0.082 224.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9ac9dc',
    500: '#6ab2cd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #6ab2cd;
$custom-light: #9ac9dc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#6ab2cd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 106,
    "g": 178,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 196.364,
    "s": 49.749,
    "l": 60.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.72642,
    "c": 0.08206,
    "h": 224.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.39313
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#6AB2CD

secondary

#DCC1B7

accent

#5128BD

background

#F9FCFD

surface

#F2F8FB

border

#CCD1D4

text

#0E1315

muted

#7E8283

Preview Lab

Preview with #6AB2CD

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

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