#6DB1DC#6DB1DC

#6DB1DC is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.399; OKLCH L 73.2% C 0.093 H 237.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX#6DB1DC
RGBrgb(109, 177, 220)
HSLhsl(203, 61%, 65%)
HSVhsv(203, 50%, 86%)
CMYKcmyk(50.5%, 19.5%, 0%, 13.7%)
CIE-LABlab(69.37, -9.79, -28.29)
CIE-LCHlch(69.37, 29.94, 250.92°)
OKLaboklab(73.17% -0.0498 -0.0787)
OKLCHoklch(73.17% 0.093 237.7)
XYZxyz(34.9424, 39.8600, 73.5487)
Luminance0.3986 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturecool
Familycyan

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary
#6DB1DC #DC986D
analogous
#6DDCCF #6DB1DC #6D7ADC
triadic
#6DB1DC #DC6DB1 #B1DC6D
tetradic
#6DB1DC #CF6DDC #DC986D #7ADC6D
square
#6DB1DC #CF6DDC #DC986D #7ADC6D
split-complementary
#6DB1DC #DC6D7A #DCCF6D
monochromatic
#2876A7 #3C97D0 #6DB1DC #9ECBE8 #D0E6F4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.34
#6DB1DC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.97
#6DB1DC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #6DB1DC
8.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg##6DB1DC#FFFFFF#000000##000000
##6DB1DC1.002.348.978.97
#FFFFFF2.341.0021.0021.00
#0000008.9721.001.001.00
##0000008.9721.001.001.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)
#9DB0DE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8EA4DB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#31BCBF
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A9A9A9

Design tokens & code

CSS
--color: #6db1dc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(109, 177, 220);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(73.2% 0.093 237.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9dc8e7',
    500: '#6db1dc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}
SCSS
$custom: #6db1dc;
$custom-light: #9dc8e7;
$custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
  "hex": "#6db1dc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 109,
    "g": 177,
    "b": 220
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 203.243,
    "s": 61.326,
    "l": 64.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.73172,
    "c": 0.0932,
    "h": 237.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.39863
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary
#6DB1DC
secondary
#E6CEBF
accent
#5F1CC9
background
#FAFCFE
surface
#F3F8FC
border
#CDD1D5
text
#0F1316
muted
#7F8284

Preview Lab

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#6DB1DC Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva