#6BB9DF#6BB9DF
#6BB9DF is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.432; OKLCH L 75.0% C 0.095 H 231.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.63:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #6BB9DF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(107, 185, 223) |
| HSL | hsl(200, 64%, 65%) |
| HSV | hsv(200, 52%, 87%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(52%, 17%, 0%, 12.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.66, -13.64, -26.43) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.66, 29.74, 242.70°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75% -0.0595 -0.0735) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75% 0.095 231) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.7267, 43.1483, 76.1908) |
| Luminance | 0.4315 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Lightblue (survey)
#7BC8F6
ΔE00 4.70
Deepskyblue
#00BFFF
ΔE00 5.90
Baby Blue
#89CFF0
ΔE00 6.05
Sky
#82CAFC
ΔE00 6.09
Sky Blue
#87CEEB
ΔE00 6.12
Lightskyblue
#87CEFA
ΔE00 6.21
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#6BB9DF #DF916B
analogous
#6BDFCB #6BB9DF #6B7FDF
triadic
#6BB9DF #DF6BB9 #B9DF6B
tetradic
#6BB9DF #CB6BDF #DF916B #7FDF6B
square
#6BB9DF #CB6BDF #DF916B #7FDF6B
split-complementary
#6BB9DF #DF6B7F #DFCB6B
monochromatic
#257FAB #39A1D4 #6BB9DF #9DD1EA #D0E9F5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.18
#6BB9DF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.63
#6BB9DF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #6BB9DF
9.63:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##6BB9DF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##6BB9DF | 1.00 | 2.18 | 9.63 | 9.63 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.18 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.63 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.63 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A6B7E1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#96AADE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#21C4C5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B0B0B0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #6bb9df; /* rgb */ color: rgb(107, 185, 223); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.0% 0.095 231.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#9dcee9',
500: '#6bb9df',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #6bb9df; $custom-light: #9dcee9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#6bb9df",
"rgb": {
"r": 107,
"g": 185,
"b": 223
},
"hsl": {
"h": 199.655,
"s": 64.444,
"l": 64.706
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74999,
"c": 0.09452,
"h": 231
},
"luminance": 0.43151
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#6BB9DF
secondary
#E7CCBF
accent
#5419CC
background
#FAFCFE
surface
#F3F9FC
border
#CDD2D5
text
#0F1316
muted
#7F8284