#6EA9BF#6EA9BF
#6EA9BF is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.355; OKLCH L 70.2% C 0.069 H 223.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #6EA9BF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(110, 169, 191) |
| HSL | hsl(196, 39%, 59%) |
| HSV | hsv(196, 42%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(42.4%, 11.5%, 0%, 25.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.10, -13.37, -17.29) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.10, 21.85, 232.29°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.24% -0.0501 -0.0476) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.24% 0.069 223.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.0190, 35.4505, 54.5409) |
| Luminance | 0.3545 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 3.62
Bluegrey
#85A3B2
ΔE00 5.82
Bluey Grey
#89A0B0
ΔE00 7.99
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 8.80
Light Grey Blue
#9DBCD4
ΔE00 9.50
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 9.54
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#6EA9BF #BF846E
analogous
#6EBFAD #6EA9BF #6E81BF
triadic
#6EA9BF #BF6EA9 #A9BF6E
tetradic
#6EA9BF #AD6EBF #BF846E #81BF6E
square
#6EA9BF #AD6EBF #BF846E #81BF6E
split-complementary
#6EA9BF #BF6E81 #BFAD6E
monochromatic
#37697C #498DA6 #6EA9BF #98C2D2 #C3DBE4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.60
#6EA9BF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.09
#6EA9BF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #6EA9BF
8.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##6EA9BF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##6EA9BF | 1.00 | 2.60 | 8.09 | 8.09 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.60 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.09 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.09 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9CA6C0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#909DBF
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#4CB0B0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A1A1A1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #6ea9bf; /* rgb */ color: rgb(110, 169, 191); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.2% 0.069 223.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#9bc2d2',
500: '#6ea9bf',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #6ea9bf; $custom-light: #9bc2d2; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#6ea9bf",
"rgb": {
"r": 110,
"g": 169,
"b": 191
},
"hsl": {
"h": 196.296,
"s": 38.756,
"l": 59.02
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70243,
"c": 0.06913,
"h": 223.6
},
"luminance": 0.35453
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#6EA9BF
secondary
#D4BDB5
accent
#7959CF
background
#F9FBFC
surface
#F2F7F9
border
#CCD0D2
text
#0E1214
muted
#7E8182