#6DB8DF#6DB8DF

#6DB8DF is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.429; OKLCH L 74.9% C 0.094 H 232.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.57:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#6DB8DF
RGB	rgb(109, 184, 223)
HSL	hsl(201, 64%, 65%)
HSV	hsv(201, 51%, 87%)
CMYK	cmyk(51.1%, 17.5%, 0%, 12.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(71.46, -12.68, -26.73)
CIE-LCH	lch(71.46, 29.58, 244.62°)
OKLab	oklab(74.87% -0.0568 -0.0743)
OKLCH	oklch(74.87% 0.094 232.6)
XYZ	xyz(36.7616, 42.8569, 76.1327)
Luminance	0.4286 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#6DB8DF #DF946D

analogous

#6DDFCD #6DB8DF #6D7FDF

triadic

#6DB8DF #DF6DB8 #B8DF6D

tetradic

#6DB8DF #CD6DDF #DF946D #7FDF6D

square

#6DB8DF #CD6DDF #DF946D #7FDF6D

split-complementary

#6DB8DF #DF6D7F #DFCD6D

monochromatic

#267EAC #3BA0D4 #6DB8DF #9FD0EA #D1E9F5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.19

#6DB8DF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

9.57

#6DB8DF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #6DB8DF

9.57:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##6DB8DF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##6DB8DF	1.00	2.19	9.57	9.57
#FFFFFF	2.19	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	9.57	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	9.57	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#A5B6E1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#95AADE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#2AC3C5

Achromatopsia (no color)

#AFAFAF

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #6db8df;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(109, 184, 223);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(74.9% 0.094 232.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9ecde9',
    500: '#6db8df',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #6db8df;
$custom-light: #9ecde9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#6db8df",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 109,
    "g": 184,
    "b": 223
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 200.526,
    "s": 64.045,
    "l": 65.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.74865,
    "c": 0.09351,
    "h": 232.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.4286
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#6DB8DF

secondary

#E7CEC1

accent

#571ACC

background

#FAFCFE

surface

#F4F9FC

border

#CED2D5

text

#0F1316

muted

#7F8284

Preview Lab

Preview with #6DB8DF

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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