#6EC9EA#6EC9EA
#6EC9EA is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.510; OKLCH L 79.2% C 0.099 H 223.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.21:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #6EC9EA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(110, 201, 234) |
| HSL | hsl(196, 75%, 67%) |
| HSV | hsv(196, 53%, 92%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(53%, 14.1%, 0%, 8.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(76.69, -18.21, -24.66) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(76.69, 30.66, 233.55°) |
| OKLab | oklab(79.18% -0.0711 -0.0684) |
| OKLCH | oklch(79.18% 0.099 223.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(42.1627, 51.0251, 85.4529) |
| Luminance | 0.5103 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Sky Blue
#87CEEB
ΔE00 2.83
Baby Blue
#89CFF0
ΔE00 3.44
Bright Sky Blue
#02CCFE
ΔE00 4.92
Lightblue (survey)
#7BC8F6
ΔE00 5.01
Lightskyblue
#87CEFA
ΔE00 5.50
Neon Blue
#04D9FF
ΔE00 6.22
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#6EC9EA #EA8F6E
analogous
#6EEACD #6EC9EA #6E8BEA
triadic
#6EC9EA #EA6EC9 #C9EA6E
tetradic
#6EC9EA #CD6EEA #EA8F6E #8BEA6E
square
#6EC9EA #CD6EEA #EA8F6E #8BEA6E
split-complementary
#6EC9EA #EA6E8B #EACD6E
monochromatic
#1C96C2 #39B5E2 #6EC9EA #A3DDF2 #D9F1F9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.87
#6EC9EA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.21
#6EC9EA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #6EC9EA
11.21:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##6EC9EA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##6EC9EA | 1.00 | 1.87 | 11.21 | 11.21 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.87 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.21 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.21 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B6C5EC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A4B7EA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#0CD3D3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#BDBDBD
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #6ec9ea; /* rgb */ color: rgb(110, 201, 234); /* oklch */ color: oklch(79.2% 0.099 223.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#a0d9f0',
500: '#6ec9ea',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #6ec9ea; $custom-light: #a0d9f0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#6ec9ea",
"rgb": {
"r": 110,
"g": 201,
"b": 234
},
"hsl": {
"h": 195.968,
"s": 74.699,
"l": 67.451
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.79175,
"c": 0.09867,
"h": 223.9
},
"luminance": 0.51029
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#6EC9EA
secondary
#C05F3C
accent
#440FD7
background
#FCFEFF
surface
#F6FBFE
border
#D0D4D6
text
#0F1416
muted
#808385