#6CB2CE#6CB2CE
#6CB2CE is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.395; OKLCH L 72.8% C 0.081 H 225.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #6CB2CE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(108, 178, 206) |
| HSL | hsl(197, 50%, 62%) |
| HSV | hsv(197, 48%, 81%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(47.6%, 13.6%, 0%, 19.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.10, -14.53, -21.03) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.10, 25.56, 235.35°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.78% -0.0569 -0.0582) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.78% 0.081 225.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(33.2412, 39.4826, 64.2498) |
| Luminance | 0.3948 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 6.09
Sky Blue
#87CEEB
ΔE00 7.46
Lightblue (survey)
#7BC8F6
ΔE00 7.79
Bluegrey
#85A3B2
ΔE00 7.83
Baby Blue
#89CFF0
ΔE00 7.94
Light Grey Blue
#9DBCD4
ΔE00 8.60
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#6CB2CE #CE886C
analogous
#6CCEB9 #6CB2CE #6C81CE
triadic
#6CB2CE #CE6CB2 #B2CE6C
tetradic
#6CB2CE #B96CCE #CE886C #81CE6C
square
#6CB2CE #B96CCE #CE886C #81CE6C
split-complementary
#6CB2CE #CE6C81 #CEB96C
monochromatic
#307490 #3F99BE #6CB2CE #9ACADD #C8E2ED
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.36
#6CB2CE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.90
#6CB2CE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #6CB2CE
8.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##6CB2CE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##6CB2CE | 1.00 | 2.36 | 8.90 | 8.90 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.36 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.90 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.90 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A3AFCF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#94A4CE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#3BBABB
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A9A9A9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #6cb2ce; /* rgb */ color: rgb(108, 178, 206); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.8% 0.081 225.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#9cc9dd',
500: '#6cb2ce',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #6cb2ce; $custom-light: #9cc9dd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#6cb2ce",
"rgb": {
"r": 108,
"g": 178,
"b": 206
},
"hsl": {
"h": 197.143,
"s": 50,
"l": 61.569
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72777,
"c": 0.08135,
"h": 225.6
},
"luminance": 0.39485
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#6CB2CE
secondary
#DDC3B9
accent
#5328BD
background
#F9FCFD
surface
#F2F8FB
border
#CCD1D4
text
#0F1315
muted
#7E8283