#6CAAEE#6CAAEE
#6CAAEE is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.381; OKLCH L 72.4% C 0.119 H 251.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #6CAAEE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(108, 170, 238) |
| HSL | hsl(211, 79%, 68%) |
| HSV | hsv(211, 55%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(54.6%, 28.6%, 0%, 6.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.10, -0.78, -40.11) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.10, 40.12, 268.88°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.4% -0.037 -0.1127) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.4% 0.119 251.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(35.9862, 38.1077, 86.3315) |
| Luminance | 0.3811 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Sky Blue (survey)
#75BBFD
ΔE00 4.76
Carolina Blue
#8AB8FE
ΔE00 5.38
Cornflowerblue
#6495ED
ΔE00 6.58
Azure (survey)
#069AF3
ΔE00 7.20
Dodgerblue
#1E90FF
ΔE00 8.15
Dark Sky Blue
#448EE4
ΔE00 8.57
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#6CAAEE #EEB06C
analogous
#6CEBEE #6CAAEE #6F6CEE
triadic
#6CAAEE #EE6CAA #AAEE6C
tetradic
#6CAAEE #EE6CEB #EEB06C #6CEE6F
square
#6CAAEE #EE6CEB #EEB06C #6CEE6F
split-complementary
#6CAAEE #EE6F6C #EBEE6C
monochromatic
#176CC8 #358AE8 #6CAAEE #A3CAF4 #DAE9FB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.44
#6CAAEE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.62
#6CAAEE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #6CAAEE
8.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##6CAAEE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##6CAAEE | 1.00 | 2.44 | 8.62 | 8.62 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.44 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.62 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.62 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8EADF1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7DA0ED
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#0EBAC2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A6A6A6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #6caaee; /* rgb */ color: rgb(108, 170, 238); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.4% 0.119 251.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#9ec3f4',
500: '#6caaee',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #6caaee; $custom-light: #9ec3f4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#6caaee",
"rgb": {
"r": 108,
"g": 170,
"b": 238
},
"hsl": {
"h": 211.385,
"s": 79.268,
"l": 67.843
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72399,
"c": 0.11867,
"h": 251.8
},
"luminance": 0.38111
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#6CAAEE
secondary
#EFDCC7
accent
#780ADC
background
#FAFBFE
surface
#F4F7FD
border
#CED0D5
text
#0F1217
muted
#7F8185