#6CBAE3#6CBAE3
#6CBAE3 is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.439; OKLCH L 75.4% C 0.097 H 233.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #6CBAE3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(108, 186, 227) |
| HSL | hsl(201, 68%, 66%) |
| HSV | hsv(201, 52%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(52.4%, 18.1%, 0%, 11%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.13, -12.80, -27.88) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.13, 30.68, 245.33°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.43% -0.0584 -0.0776) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.43% 0.097 233) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.6032, 43.8488, 79.1402) |
| Luminance | 0.4385 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Lightblue (survey)
#7BC8F6
ΔE00 4.04
Sky
#82CAFC
ΔE00 5.33
Deepskyblue
#00BFFF
ΔE00 5.50
Lightskyblue
#87CEFA
ΔE00 5.65
Baby Blue
#89CFF0
ΔE00 5.95
Sky Blue
#87CEEB
ΔE00 6.24
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#6CBAE3 #E3956C
analogous
#6CE3D0 #6CBAE3 #6C7EE3
triadic
#6CBAE3 #E36CBA #BAE36C
tetradic
#6CBAE3 #D06CE3 #E3956C #7EE36C
square
#6CBAE3 #D06CE3 #E3956C #7EE36C
split-complementary
#6CBAE3 #E36C7E #E3D06C
monochromatic
#2281B3 #39A2D9 #6CBAE3 #9FD2ED #D3EAF7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.15
#6CBAE3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.77
#6CBAE3 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #6CBAE3
9.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##6CBAE3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##6CBAE3 | 1.00 | 2.15 | 9.77 | 9.77 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.15 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.77 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.77 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A6B8E5
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#95ABE2
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#1EC5C7
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B1B1B1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #6cbae3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(108, 186, 227); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.4% 0.097 233.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#9eceec',
500: '#6cbae3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #6cbae3; $custom-light: #9eceec; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#6cbae3",
"rgb": {
"r": 108,
"g": 186,
"b": 227
},
"hsl": {
"h": 200.672,
"s": 68,
"l": 65.686
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75434,
"c": 0.0971,
"h": 233
},
"luminance": 0.43852
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#6CBAE3
secondary
#E9CFC2
accent
#5616D0
background
#FAFCFE
surface
#F4F9FD
border
#CED2D5
text
#0F1316
muted
#7F8284