#6CB1CD#6CB1CD
#6CB1CD is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.390; OKLCH L 72.5% C 0.081 H 226.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.81:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #6CB1CD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(108, 177, 205) |
| HSL | hsl(197, 49%, 61%) |
| HSV | hsv(197, 47%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(47.3%, 13.7%, 0%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.78, -14.28, -20.97) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.78, 25.37, 235.74°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.51% -0.0561 -0.058) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.51% 0.081 226) |
| XYZ | xyz(32.9219, 39.0377, 63.5459) |
| Luminance | 0.3904 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 5.82
Bluegrey
#85A3B2
ΔE00 7.63
Sky Blue
#87CEEB
ΔE00 7.71
Lightblue (survey)
#7BC8F6
ΔE00 7.95
Baby Blue
#89CFF0
ΔE00 8.18
Light Grey Blue
#9DBCD4
ΔE00 8.60
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#6CB1CD #CD886C
analogous
#6CCDB9 #6CB1CD #6C81CD
triadic
#6CB1CD #CD6CB1 #B1CD6C
tetradic
#6CB1CD #B96CCD #CD886C #81CD6C
square
#6CB1CD #B96CCD #CD886C #81CD6C
split-complementary
#6CB1CD #CD6C81 #CDB96C
monochromatic
#30738E #4098BC #6CB1CD #9AC9DD #C7E1EC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.38
#6CB1CD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.81
#6CB1CD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #6CB1CD
8.81:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##6CB1CD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##6CB1CD | 1.00 | 2.38 | 8.81 | 8.81 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.38 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.81 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.81 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A2AECE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#94A3CD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#3CB9BA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A8A8A8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #6cb1cd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(108, 177, 205); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.5% 0.081 226.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#9bc8dc',
500: '#6cb1cd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #6cb1cd; $custom-light: #9bc8dc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#6cb1cd",
"rgb": {
"r": 108,
"g": 177,
"b": 205
},
"hsl": {
"h": 197.32,
"s": 49.239,
"l": 61.373
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7251,
"c": 0.08067,
"h": 226
},
"luminance": 0.3904
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#6CB1CD
secondary
#DDC3B8
accent
#5429BD
background
#F9FCFD
surface
#F2F8FB
border
#CCD1D4
text
#0F1315
muted
#7E8283