#6CBAE0#6CBAE0
#6CBAE0 is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.437; OKLCH L 75.3% C 0.094 H 231.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #6CBAE0 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(108, 186, 224) |
| HSL | hsl(200, 65%, 65%) |
| HSV | hsv(200, 52%, 88%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(51.8%, 17%, 0%, 12.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.02, -13.67, -26.42) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.02, 29.74, 242.64°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.31% -0.0595 -0.0734) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.31% 0.094 231) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.1928, 43.6847, 76.9786) |
| Luminance | 0.4369 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Lightblue (survey)
#7BC8F6
ΔE00 4.46
Baby Blue
#89CFF0
ΔE00 5.78
Sky Blue
#87CEEB
ΔE00 5.87
Deepskyblue
#00BFFF
ΔE00 5.88
Sky
#82CAFC
ΔE00 5.88
Lightskyblue
#87CEFA
ΔE00 5.96
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#6CBAE0 #E0926C
analogous
#6CE0CC #6CBAE0 #6C80E0
triadic
#6CBAE0 #E06CBA #BAE06C
tetradic
#6CBAE0 #CC6CE0 #E0926C #80E06C
square
#6CBAE0 #CC6CE0 #E0926C #80E06C
split-complementary
#6CBAE0 #E06C80 #E0CC6C
monochromatic
#2580AD #39A2D5 #6CBAE0 #9FD2EB #D1E9F5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.16
#6CBAE0 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.74
#6CBAE0 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #6CBAE0
9.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##6CBAE0 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##6CBAE0 | 1.00 | 2.16 | 9.74 | 9.74 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.16 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.74 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.74 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A7B8E2
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#97ABDF
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#24C5C6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B0B0B0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #6cbae0; /* rgb */ color: rgb(108, 186, 224); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.3% 0.094 231.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#9dcee9',
500: '#6cbae0',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #6cbae0; $custom-light: #9dcee9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#6cbae0",
"rgb": {
"r": 108,
"g": 186,
"b": 224
},
"hsl": {
"h": 199.655,
"s": 65.169,
"l": 65.098
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7531,
"c": 0.09449,
"h": 231
},
"luminance": 0.43688
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#6CBAE0
secondary
#E8CDC0
accent
#5418CD
background
#FAFCFE
surface
#F4F9FD
border
#CED2D5
text
#0F1316
muted
#7F8284