#6BBDE1#6BBDE1
#6BBDE1 is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.450; OKLCH L 76.0% C 0.095 H 228.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #6BBDE1 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(107, 189, 225) |
| HSL | hsl(198, 66%, 65%) |
| HSV | hsv(198, 52%, 88%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(52.4%, 16%, 0%, 11.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.86, -15.18, -25.67) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.86, 29.82, 239.40°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.98% -0.0632 -0.0713) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.98% 0.095 228.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.8465, 44.9540, 77.9021) |
| Luminance | 0.4496 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Lightblue (survey)
#7BC8F6
ΔE00 4.53
Sky Blue
#87CEEB
ΔE00 5.02
Baby Blue
#89CFF0
ΔE00 5.14
Lightskyblue
#87CEFA
ΔE00 5.86
Bright Sky Blue
#02CCFE
ΔE00 6.09
Deepskyblue
#00BFFF
ΔE00 6.09
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#6BBDE1 #E18F6B
analogous
#6BE1CA #6BBDE1 #6B82E1
triadic
#6BBDE1 #E16BBD #BDE16B
tetradic
#6BBDE1 #CA6BE1 #E18F6B #82E16B
square
#6BBDE1 #CA6BE1 #E18F6B #82E16B
split-complementary
#6BBDE1 #E16B82 #E1CA6B
monochromatic
#2384AE #38A6D7 #6BBDE1 #9ED4EB #D1EAF6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.10
#6BBDE1 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.99
#6BBDE1 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #6BBDE1
9.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##6BBDE1 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##6BBDE1 | 1.00 | 2.10 | 9.99 | 9.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.10 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#AABAE3
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#99ADE1
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#1BC7C9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B3B3B3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #6bbde1; /* rgb */ color: rgb(107, 189, 225); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.0% 0.095 228.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#9dd1ea',
500: '#6bbde1',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #6bbde1; $custom-light: #9dd1ea; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#6bbde1",
"rgb": {
"r": 107,
"g": 189,
"b": 225
},
"hsl": {
"h": 198.305,
"s": 66.292,
"l": 65.098
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75983,
"c": 0.09531,
"h": 228.4
},
"luminance": 0.44957
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#6BBDE1
secondary
#E8CCC0
accent
#4F17CE
background
#FAFCFE
surface
#F4F9FD
border
#CED2D5
text
#0F1416
muted
#7F8284