#6E8EA7#6E8EA7
#6E8EA7 is a light, muted cyan. Relative luminance 0.255; OKLCH L 63.2% C 0.052 H 242.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #6E8EA7 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(110, 142, 167) |
| HSL | hsl(206, 24%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(206, 34%, 65%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(34.1%, 15%, 0%, 34.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(57.51, -4.94, -16.79) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(57.51, 17.50, 253.62°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.16% -0.0244 -0.0461) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.16% 0.052 242.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.0763, 25.4499, 40.2481) |
| Luminance | 0.2545 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Blue Grey
#758DA3
ΔE00 2.08
Lightslategray
#778899
ΔE00 4.51
Steel
#738595
ΔE00 4.89
Greyish Blue
#5E819D
ΔE00 4.96
Bluish Grey
#748B97
ΔE00 5.03
Dusty Blue
#5A86AD
ΔE00 5.04
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#6E8EA7 #A7876E
analogous
#6EA7A4 #6E8EA7 #6E72A7
triadic
#6E8EA7 #A76E8E #8EA76E
tetradic
#6E8EA7 #A46EA7 #A7876E #72A76E
square
#6E8EA7 #A46EA7 #A7876E #72A76E
split-complementary
#6E8EA7 #A76E72 #A7A46E
monochromatic
#3A5060 #526F86 #6E8EA7 #94ACBE #BAC9D5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.45
#6E8EA7 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.09
#6E8EA7 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #6E8EA7
6.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##6E8EA7 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##6E8EA7 | 1.00 | 3.45 | 6.09 | 6.09 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.45 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.09 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.09 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#848EA8
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7C87A7
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#5C9496
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8A8A8A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #6e8ea7; /* rgb */ color: rgb(110, 142, 167); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.2% 0.052 242.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#99afc1',
500: '#6e8ea7',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #6e8ea7; $custom-light: #99afc1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#6e8ea7",
"rgb": {
"r": 110,
"g": 142,
"b": 167
},
"hsl": {
"h": 206.316,
"s": 24.464,
"l": 54.314
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63164,
"c": 0.0522,
"h": 242.1
},
"luminance": 0.25451
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#6E8EA7
secondary
#C4B7AC
accent
#8E67C1
background
#F9FAFB
surface
#F2F4F7
border
#CCCED0
text
#0E1012
muted
#7E7F81