#6AB8EF#6AB8EF

#6AB8EF is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.436; OKLCH L 75.4% C 0.111 H 241.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#6AB8EF
RGB	rgb(106, 184, 239)
HSL	hsl(205, 81%, 68%)
HSV	hsv(205, 56%, 94%)
CMYK	cmyk(55.6%, 23%, 0%, 6.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(71.94, -8.60, -34.68)
CIE-LCH	lch(71.94, 35.74, 256.07°)
OKLab	oklab(75.42% -0.0536 -0.097)
OKLCH	oklch(75.42% 0.111 241.1)
XYZ	xyz(38.6586, 43.5737, 88.0180)
Luminance	0.4358 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#6AB8EF #EFA16A

analogous

#6AEFE3 #6AB8EF #6A75EF

triadic

#6AB8EF #EF6AB8 #B8EF6A

tetradic

#6AB8EF #E36AEF #EFA16A #75EF6A

square

#6AB8EF #E36AEF #EFA16A #75EF6A

split-complementary

#6AB8EF #EF6A75 #EFE36A

monochromatic

#167FC9 #339EE9 #6AB8EF #A1D2F5 #D9EDFB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.16

#6AB8EF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

9.72

#6AB8EF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #6AB8EF

9.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##6AB8EF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##6AB8EF	1.00	2.16	9.72	9.72
#FFFFFF	2.16	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	9.72	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	9.72	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#A0B8F2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#8EAAEE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00C6CB

Achromatopsia (no color)

#B0B0B0

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #6ab8ef;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(106, 184, 239);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(75.4% 0.111 241.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9ecdf4',
    500: '#6ab8ef',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #6ab8ef;
$custom-light: #9ecdf4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#6ab8ef",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 106,
    "g": 184,
    "b": 239
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 204.812,
    "s": 80.606,
    "l": 67.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.75417,
    "c": 0.11089,
    "h": 241.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.43577
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#6AB8EF

secondary

#EFD7C6

accent

#6009DD

background

#FAFCFE

surface

#F4F8FD

border

#CED1D5

text

#0F1317

muted

#7F8285

Preview Lab

Preview with #6AB8EF

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

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