#6CB3CF#6CB3CF
#6CB3CF is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.399; OKLCH L 73.0% C 0.082 H 225.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #6CB3CF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(108, 179, 207) |
| HSL | hsl(197, 51%, 62%) |
| HSV | hsv(197, 48%, 81%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(47.8%, 13.5%, 0%, 18.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.42, -14.78, -21.09) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.42, 25.75, 234.97°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.04% -0.0577 -0.0583) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.04% 0.082 225.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(33.5628, 39.9307, 64.9581) |
| Luminance | 0.3993 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 6.35
Sky Blue
#87CEEB
ΔE00 7.20
Lightblue (survey)
#7BC8F6
ΔE00 7.63
Baby Blue
#89CFF0
ΔE00 7.71
Bluegrey
#85A3B2
ΔE00 8.04
Deepskyblue
#00BFFF
ΔE00 8.53
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#6CB3CF #CF886C
analogous
#6CCFBA #6CB3CF #6C82CF
triadic
#6CB3CF #CF6CB3 #B3CF6C
tetradic
#6CB3CF #BA6CCF #CF886C #82CF6C
square
#6CB3CF #BA6CCF #CF886C #82CF6C
split-complementary
#6CB3CF #CF6C82 #CFBA6C
monochromatic
#2F7691 #3E9BBF #6CB3CF #9ACBDE #C8E3ED
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.34
#6CB3CF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.99
#6CB3CF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #6CB3CF
8.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##6CB3CF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##6CB3CF | 1.00 | 2.34 | 8.99 | 8.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.34 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A4B0D0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#95A5CF
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#3ABCBC
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A9A9A9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #6cb3cf; /* rgb */ color: rgb(108, 179, 207); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.0% 0.082 225.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#9cc9dd',
500: '#6cb3cf',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #6cb3cf; $custom-light: #9cc9dd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#6cb3cf",
"rgb": {
"r": 108,
"g": 179,
"b": 207
},
"hsl": {
"h": 196.97,
"s": 50.769,
"l": 61.765
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73044,
"c": 0.08204,
"h": 225.3
},
"luminance": 0.39933
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#6CB3CF
secondary
#DEC3B9
accent
#5227BE
background
#F9FCFD
surface
#F2F8FB
border
#CCD1D4
text
#0F1315
muted
#7E8283