#6CC9EF#6CC9EF
#6CC9EF is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.512; OKLCH L 79.3% C 0.104 H 226.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.24:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #6CC9EF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(108, 201, 239) |
| HSL | hsl(197, 80%, 68%) |
| HSV | hsv(197, 55%, 94%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(54.8%, 15.9%, 0%, 6.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(76.79, -17.20, -27.20) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(76.79, 32.18, 237.70°) |
| OKLab | oklab(79.29% -0.0707 -0.0756) |
| OKLCH | oklch(79.29% 0.104 226.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(42.6450, 51.1896, 89.2779) |
| Luminance | 0.5119 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Baby Blue
#89CFF0
ΔE00 3.24
Sky Blue
#87CEEB
ΔE00 3.24
Lightblue (survey)
#7BC8F6
ΔE00 3.80
Bright Sky Blue
#02CCFE
ΔE00 4.43
Lightskyblue
#87CEFA
ΔE00 4.50
Sky
#82CAFC
ΔE00 5.43
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#6CC9EF #EF926C
analogous
#6CEFD4 #6CC9EF #6C87EF
triadic
#6CC9EF #EF6CC9 #C9EF6C
tetradic
#6CC9EF #D46CEF #EF926C #87EF6C
square
#6CC9EF #D46CEF #EF926C #87EF6C
split-complementary
#6CC9EF #EF6C87 #EFD46C
monochromatic
#1696CB #35B5E9 #6CC9EF #A3DDF5 #DAF2FB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.87
#6CC9EF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.24
#6CC9EF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #6CC9EF
11.24:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##6CC9EF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##6CC9EF | 1.00 | 1.87 | 11.24 | 11.24 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.87 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.24 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.24 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B5C6F1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A2B7EF
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00D4D5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#BEBEBE
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #6cc9ef; /* rgb */ color: rgb(108, 201, 239); /* oklch */ color: oklch(79.3% 0.104 226.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#9fd9f4',
500: '#6cc9ef',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #6cc9ef; $custom-light: #9fd9f4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#6cc9ef",
"rgb": {
"r": 108,
"g": 201,
"b": 239
},
"hsl": {
"h": 197.405,
"s": 80.368,
"l": 68.039
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.79291,
"c": 0.10352,
"h": 226.9
},
"luminance": 0.51193
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#6CC9EF
secondary
#C76238
accent
#4609DD
background
#FCFEFF
surface
#F6FBFE
border
#D0D4D6
text
#0F1417
muted
#808385