#6DB9DD#6DB9DD

#6DB9DD is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.432; OKLCH L 75.0% C 0.092 H 230.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.63:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX#6DB9DD
RGBrgb(109, 185, 221)
HSLhsl(199, 62%, 65%)
HSVhsv(199, 51%, 87%)
CMYKcmyk(50.7%, 16.3%, 0%, 13.3%)
CIE-LABlab(71.67, -13.78, -25.31)
CIE-LCHlch(71.67, 28.82, 241.44°)
OKLaboklab(75.01% -0.0587 -0.0703)
OKLCHoklch(75.01% 0.092 230.1)
XYZxyz(36.7020, 43.1666, 74.7905)
Luminance0.4317 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturecool
Familycyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary
#6DB9DD #DD916D
analogous
#6DDDC9 #6DB9DD #6D81DD
triadic
#6DB9DD #DD6DB9 #B9DD6D
tetradic
#6DB9DD #C96DDD #DD916D #81DD6D
square
#6DB9DD #C96DDD #DD916D #81DD6D
split-complementary
#6DB9DD #DD6D81 #DDC96D
monochromatic
#277FA8 #3BA1D1 #6DB9DD #9FD1E9 #D0E9F4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.18
#6DB9DD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

9.63
#6DB9DD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #6DB9DD
9.63:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg##6DB9DD#FFFFFF#000000##000000
##6DB9DD1.002.189.639.63
#FFFFFF2.181.0021.0021.00
#0000009.6321.001.001.00
##0000009.6321.001.001.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)
#A7B7DF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#97AADD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#2CC3C5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B0B0B0

Design tokens & code

CSS
--color: #6db9dd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(109, 185, 221);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(75.0% 0.092 230.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9ecee7',
    500: '#6db9dd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}
SCSS
$custom: #6db9dd;
$custom-light: #9ecee7;
$custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
  "hex": "#6db9dd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 109,
    "g": 185,
    "b": 221
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 199.286,
    "s": 62.222,
    "l": 64.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.75008,
    "c": 0.09154,
    "h": 230.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.4317
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary
#6DB9DD
secondary
#E6CCC0
accent
#541CCA
background
#FAFCFE
surface
#F4F9FC
border
#CED2D5
text
#0F1316
muted
#7F8284

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#6DB9DD Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva