#6DB3CE#6DB3CE
#6DB3CE is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.399; OKLCH L 73.1% C 0.081 H 224.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #6DB3CE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(109, 179, 206) |
| HSL | hsl(197, 50%, 62%) |
| HSV | hsv(197, 47%, 81%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(47.1%, 13.1%, 0%, 19.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.43, -14.82, -20.52) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.43, 25.32, 234.16°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.05% -0.0572 -0.0567) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.05% 0.081 224.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(33.5633, 39.9451, 64.3221) |
| Luminance | 0.3995 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 6.28
Sky Blue
#87CEEB
ΔE00 7.21
Baby Blue
#89CFF0
ΔE00 7.76
Lightblue (survey)
#7BC8F6
ΔE00 7.81
Bluegrey
#85A3B2
ΔE00 7.94
Light Grey Blue
#9DBCD4
ΔE00 8.60
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#6DB3CE #CE886D
analogous
#6DCEB9 #6DB3CE #6D83CE
triadic
#6DB3CE #CE6DB3 #B3CE6D
tetradic
#6DB3CE #B96DCE #CE886D #83CE6D
square
#6DB3CE #B96DCE #CE886D #83CE6D
split-complementary
#6DB3CE #CE6D83 #CEB96D
monochromatic
#307690 #409BBE #6DB3CE #9BCBDD #C9E3ED
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.34
#6DB3CE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.99
#6DB3CE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #6DB3CE
8.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##6DB3CE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##6DB3CE | 1.00 | 2.34 | 8.99 | 8.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.34 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A4B0CF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#96A5CE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#3DBBBC
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AAAAAA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #6db3ce; /* rgb */ color: rgb(109, 179, 206); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.1% 0.081 224.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#9cc9dd',
500: '#6db3ce',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #6db3ce; $custom-light: #9cc9dd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#6db3ce",
"rgb": {
"r": 109,
"g": 179,
"b": 206
},
"hsl": {
"h": 196.701,
"s": 49.744,
"l": 61.765
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73053,
"c": 0.0806,
"h": 224.7
},
"luminance": 0.39948
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#6DB3CE
secondary
#DDC3B9
accent
#5228BD
background
#F9FCFD
surface
#F2F8FB
border
#CCD1D4
text
#0F1315
muted
#7E8283