#6EC9EB#6EC9EB
#6EC9EB is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.511; OKLCH L 79.2% C 0.099 H 224.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.22:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #6EC9EB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(110, 201, 235) |
| HSL | hsl(196, 76%, 68%) |
| HSV | hsv(196, 53%, 92%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(53.2%, 14.5%, 0%, 7.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(76.73, -17.93, -25.15) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(76.73, 30.89, 234.51°) |
| OKLab | oklab(79.21% -0.0707 -0.0698) |
| OKLCH | oklch(79.21% 0.099 224.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(42.3067, 51.0827, 86.2116) |
| Luminance | 0.5109 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Sky Blue
#87CEEB
ΔE00 2.83
Baby Blue
#89CFF0
ΔE00 3.31
Lightblue (survey)
#7BC8F6
ΔE00 4.72
Bright Sky Blue
#02CCFE
ΔE00 4.81
Lightskyblue
#87CEFA
ΔE00 5.24
Neon Blue
#04D9FF
ΔE00 6.31
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#6EC9EB #EB906E
analogous
#6EEBCF #6EC9EB #6E8AEB
triadic
#6EC9EB #EB6EC9 #C9EB6E
tetradic
#6EC9EB #CF6EEB #EB906E #8AEB6E
square
#6EC9EB #CF6EEB #EB906E #8AEB6E
split-complementary
#6EC9EB #EB6E8A #EBCF6E
monochromatic
#1B96C4 #38B5E4 #6EC9EB #A4DDF2 #DAF1FA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.87
#6EC9EB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.22
#6EC9EB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #6EC9EB
11.22:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##6EC9EB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##6EC9EB | 1.00 | 1.87 | 11.22 | 11.22 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.87 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.22 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.22 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B6C5ED
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A4B7EB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#08D3D4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#BDBDBD
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #6ec9eb; /* rgb */ color: rgb(110, 201, 235); /* oklch */ color: oklch(79.2% 0.099 224.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#a0d9f1',
500: '#6ec9eb',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #6ec9eb; $custom-light: #a0d9f1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#6ec9eb",
"rgb": {
"r": 110,
"g": 201,
"b": 235
},
"hsl": {
"h": 196.32,
"s": 75.758,
"l": 67.647
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.79214,
"c": 0.09936,
"h": 224.6
},
"luminance": 0.51086
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#6EC9EB
secondary
#C2603B
accent
#450ED8
background
#FCFEFF
surface
#F6FBFE
border
#D0D4D6
text
#0F1416
muted
#808385