#6BBCE7#6BBCE7
#6BBCE7 is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.449; OKLCH L 76.0% C 0.101 H 233.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #6BBCE7 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(107, 188, 231) |
| HSL | hsl(201, 72%, 66%) |
| HSV | hsv(201, 54%, 91%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(53.7%, 18.6%, 0%, 9.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.80, -12.91, -29.02) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.80, 31.77, 246.01°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.01% -0.06 -0.0808) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.01% 0.101 233.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(38.4651, 44.8584, 82.2173) |
| Luminance | 0.4486 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Lightblue (survey)
#7BC8F6
ΔE00 3.49
Sky
#82CAFC
ΔE00 4.81
Deepskyblue
#00BFFF
ΔE00 5.08
Lightskyblue
#87CEFA
ΔE00 5.16
Baby Blue
#89CFF0
ΔE00 5.68
Sky Blue
#87CEEB
ΔE00 6.08
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#6BBCE7 #E7966B
analogous
#6BE7D4 #6BBCE7 #6B7EE7
triadic
#6BBCE7 #E76BBC #BCE76B
tetradic
#6BBCE7 #D46BE7 #E7966B #7EE76B
square
#6BBCE7 #D46BE7 #E7966B #7EE76B
split-complementary
#6BBCE7 #E76B7E #E7D46B
monochromatic
#1E84BA #36A4DE #6BBCE7 #A0D4F0 #D4ECF8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.11
#6BBCE7 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.97
#6BBCE7 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #6BBCE7
9.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##6BBCE7 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##6BBCE7 | 1.00 | 2.11 | 9.97 | 9.97 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.11 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.97 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.97 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A7BAE9
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#96ADE6
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#0AC8CA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B3B3B3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #6bbce7; /* rgb */ color: rgb(107, 188, 231); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.0% 0.101 233.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#9ed0ee',
500: '#6bbce7',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #6bbce7; $custom-light: #9ed0ee; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#6bbce7",
"rgb": {
"r": 107,
"g": 188,
"b": 231
},
"hsl": {
"h": 200.806,
"s": 72.093,
"l": 66.275
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76005,
"c": 0.10067,
"h": 233.4
},
"luminance": 0.44862
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#6BBCE7
secondary
#EBD1C3
accent
#5511D4
background
#FAFCFE
surface
#F4F9FD
border
#CED2D5
text
#0F1416
muted
#7F8284