#6CA5BD#6CA5BD
#6CA5BD is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.338; OKLCH L 69.1% C 0.069 H 226.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.75:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #6CA5BD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(108, 165, 189) |
| HSL | hsl(198, 38%, 58%) |
| HSV | hsv(198, 43%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(42.9%, 12.7%, 0%, 25.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.78, -12.28, -18.18) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(64.78, 21.94, 235.98°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.15% -0.0476 -0.0501) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.15% 0.069 226.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.8215, 33.7706, 53.1339) |
| Luminance | 0.3377 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 2.73
Bluegrey
#85A3B2
ΔE00 5.44
Bluey Grey
#89A0B0
ΔE00 7.35
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 9.62
Light Grey Blue
#9DBCD4
ΔE00 9.77
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 10.04
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#6CA5BD #BD846C
analogous
#6CBDAC #6CA5BD #6C7CBD
triadic
#6CA5BD #BD6CA5 #A5BD6C
tetradic
#6CA5BD #AC6CBD #BD846C #7CBD6C
square
#6CA5BD #AC6CBD #BD846C #7CBD6C
split-complementary
#6CA5BD #BD6C7C #BDAC6C
monochromatic
#366578 #4988A3 #6CA5BD #96BFD0 #C0D9E3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.71
#6CA5BD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.75
#6CA5BD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #6CA5BD
7.75:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##6CA5BD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##6CA5BD | 1.00 | 2.71 | 7.75 | 7.75 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.71 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.75 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.75 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#98A2BE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8C99BD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#4AACAD
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9D9D9D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #6ca5bd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(108, 165, 189); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.1% 0.069 226.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#9abfd1',
500: '#6ca5bd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #6ca5bd; $custom-light: #9abfd1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#6ca5bd",
"rgb": {
"r": 108,
"g": 165,
"b": 189
},
"hsl": {
"h": 197.778,
"s": 38.028,
"l": 58.235
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69146,
"c": 0.06918,
"h": 226.5
},
"luminance": 0.33773
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#6CA5BD
secondary
#D3BCB2
accent
#7C5ACE
background
#F9FBFC
surface
#F2F7F9
border
#CCD0D2
text
#0E1214
muted
#7E8182