#6CB9CF#6CB9CF
#6CB9CF is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.424; OKLCH L 74.4% C 0.082 H 218.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.48:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #6CB9CF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(108, 185, 207) |
| HSL | hsl(193, 51%, 62%) |
| HSV | hsv(193, 48%, 81%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(47.8%, 10.6%, 0%, 18.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.14, -17.92, -18.48) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.14, 25.75, 225.88°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.41% -0.0647 -0.051) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.41% 0.082 218.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(34.7916, 42.3883, 65.3677) |
| Luminance | 0.4239 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Sky Blue
#87CEEB
ΔE00 6.49
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 7.29
Baby Blue
#89CFF0
ΔE00 7.48
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 8.27
Bright Sky Blue
#02CCFE
ΔE00 8.50
Lightblue (survey)
#7BC8F6
ΔE00 8.69
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#6CB9CF #CF826C
analogous
#6CCFB3 #6CB9CF #6C88CF
triadic
#6CB9CF #CF6CB9 #B9CF6C
tetradic
#6CB9CF #B36CCF #CF826C #88CF6C
square
#6CB9CF #B36CCF #CF826C #88CF6C
split-complementary
#6CB9CF #CF6C88 #CFB36C
monochromatic
#2F7B91 #3EA3BF #6CB9CF #9ACFDE #C8E5ED
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.22
#6CB9CF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.48
#6CB9CF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #6CB9CF
9.48:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##6CB9CF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##6CB9CF | 1.00 | 2.22 | 9.48 | 9.48 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.22 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.48 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.48 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#ABB5D0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9CA9CF
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#38C1C0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AEAEAE
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #6cb9cf; /* rgb */ color: rgb(108, 185, 207); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.4% 0.082 218.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#9ccedd',
500: '#6cb9cf',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #6cb9cf; $custom-light: #9ccedd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#6cb9cf",
"rgb": {
"r": 108,
"g": 185,
"b": 207
},
"hsl": {
"h": 193.333,
"s": 50.769,
"l": 61.765
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74413,
"c": 0.08239,
"h": 218.3
},
"luminance": 0.42391
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#6CB9CF
secondary
#DEC1B9
accent
#4927BE
background
#F9FCFD
surface
#F2F9FB
border
#CCD2D4
text
#0F1315
muted
#7E8283