#6FADDD#6FADDD
#6FADDD is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.385; OKLCH L 72.4% C 0.095 H 242.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #6FADDD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(111, 173, 221) |
| HSL | hsl(206, 62%, 65%) |
| HSV | hsv(206, 50%, 87%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(49.8%, 21.7%, 0%, 13.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.38, -6.87, -30.37) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.38, 31.13, 257.26°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.42% -0.0432 -0.0846) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.42% 0.095 242.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(34.5456, 38.4845, 74.0004) |
| Luminance | 0.3849 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Sky Blue (survey)
#75BBFD
ΔE00 4.87
Carolina Blue
#8AB8FE
ΔE00 6.80
Lightblue (survey)
#7BC8F6
ΔE00 7.43
Sky
#82CAFC
ΔE00 7.72
Azure (survey)
#069AF3
ΔE00 7.91
Light Grey Blue
#9DBCD4
ΔE00 8.38
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#6FADDD #DD9F6F
analogous
#6FDDD6 #6FADDD #6F76DD
triadic
#6FADDD #DD6FAD #ADDD6F
tetradic
#6FADDD #D66FDD #DD9F6F #76DD6F
square
#6FADDD #D66FDD #DD9F6F #76DD6F
split-complementary
#6FADDD #DD6F76 #DDD66F
monochromatic
#2871AA #3D91D1 #6FADDD #A1C9E9 #D2E5F4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.41
#6FADDD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.70
#6FADDD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #6FADDD
8.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##6FADDD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##6FADDD | 1.00 | 2.41 | 8.70 | 8.70 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.41 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.70 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.70 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#98ADDF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8AA2DC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#37B9BD
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A7A7A7
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #6faddd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(111, 173, 221); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.4% 0.095 242.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#9ec5e7',
500: '#6faddd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #6faddd; $custom-light: #9ec5e7; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#6faddd",
"rgb": {
"r": 111,
"g": 173,
"b": 221
},
"hsl": {
"h": 206.182,
"s": 61.798,
"l": 65.098
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72424,
"c": 0.09505,
"h": 242.9
},
"luminance": 0.38487
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#6FADDD
secondary
#E7D2C1
accent
#681CCA
background
#FAFCFE
surface
#F4F8FC
border
#CED1D5
text
#0F1216
muted
#7F8184