#6B8EA2#6B8EA2
#6B8EA2 is a light, muted cyan. Relative luminance 0.251; OKLCH L 62.8% C 0.049 H 233.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #6B8EA2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(107, 142, 162) |
| HSL | hsl(202, 23%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(202, 34%, 64%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(34%, 12.3%, 0%, 36.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(57.15, -7.13, -14.49) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(57.15, 16.15, 243.80°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.78% -0.0293 -0.0397) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.78% 0.049 233.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.2559, 25.0793, 37.8435) |
| Luminance | 0.2508 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Bluish Grey
#748B97
ΔE00 3.64
Blue Grey
#758DA3
ΔE00 3.89
Steel
#738595
ΔE00 5.28
Lightslategray
#778899
ΔE00 5.38
Greyish Blue
#5E819D
ΔE00 5.70
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 6.22
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#6B8EA2 #A27F6B
analogous
#6BA29A #6B8EA2 #6B72A2
triadic
#6B8EA2 #A26B8E #8EA26B
tetradic
#6B8EA2 #9A6BA2 #A27F6B #72A26B
square
#6B8EA2 #9A6BA2 #A27F6B #72A26B
split-complementary
#6B8EA2 #A26B72 #A29A6B
monochromatic
#394E5A #506E80 #6B8EA2 #91ABBA #B6C7D1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.49
#6B8EA2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.02
#6B8EA2 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #6B8EA2
6.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##6B8EA2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##6B8EA2 | 1.00 | 3.49 | 6.02 | 6.02 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.49 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.02 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.02 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#858DA3
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7D86A2
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#599394
Achromatopsia (no color)
#898989
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #6b8ea2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(107, 142, 162); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.8% 0.049 233.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#97afbd',
500: '#6b8ea2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #6b8ea2; $custom-light: #97afbd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#6b8ea2",
"rgb": {
"r": 107,
"g": 142,
"b": 162
},
"hsl": {
"h": 201.818,
"s": 22.822,
"l": 52.745
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62775,
"c": 0.04937,
"h": 233.6
},
"luminance": 0.2508
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#6B8EA2
secondary
#C0B1A8
accent
#8868BF
background
#F9FAFB
surface
#F2F4F6
border
#CCCED0
text
#0E1012
muted
#7E7F81