#6FC9EB#6FC9EB
#6FC9EB is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.512; OKLCH L 79.3% C 0.099 H 224.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.23:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #6FC9EB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(111, 201, 235) |
| HSL | hsl(196, 76%, 68%) |
| HSV | hsv(196, 53%, 92%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(52.8%, 14.5%, 0%, 7.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(76.77, -17.72, -25.08) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(76.77, 30.71, 234.76°) |
| OKLab | oklab(79.26% -0.07 -0.0696) |
| OKLCH | oklch(79.26% 0.099 224.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(42.4319, 51.1472, 86.2175) |
| Luminance | 0.5115 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Sky Blue
#87CEEB
ΔE00 2.75
Baby Blue
#89CFF0
ΔE00 3.21
Lightblue (survey)
#7BC8F6
ΔE00 4.63
Bright Sky Blue
#02CCFE
ΔE00 4.89
Lightskyblue
#87CEFA
ΔE00 5.14
Sky
#82CAFC
ΔE00 6.23
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#6FC9EB #EB916F
analogous
#6FEBCF #6FC9EB #6F8BEB
triadic
#6FC9EB #EB6FC9 #C9EB6F
tetradic
#6FC9EB #CF6FEB #EB916F #8BEB6F
square
#6FC9EB #CF6FEB #EB916F #8BEB6F
split-complementary
#6FC9EB #EB6F8B #EBCF6F
monochromatic
#1B96C4 #39B5E4 #6FC9EB #A5DDF2 #DAF1FA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.87
#6FC9EB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.23
#6FC9EB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #6FC9EB
11.23:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##6FC9EB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##6FC9EB | 1.00 | 1.87 | 11.23 | 11.23 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.87 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.23 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.23 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B6C5ED
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A4B8EB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#12D3D4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#BDBDBD
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #6fc9eb; /* rgb */ color: rgb(111, 201, 235); /* oklch */ color: oklch(79.3% 0.099 224.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#a1d9f1',
500: '#6fc9eb',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #6fc9eb; $custom-light: #a1d9f1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#6fc9eb",
"rgb": {
"r": 111,
"g": 201,
"b": 235
},
"hsl": {
"h": 196.452,
"s": 75.61,
"l": 67.843
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.79256,
"c": 0.09873,
"h": 224.8
},
"luminance": 0.51151
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#6FC9EB
secondary
#C2613C
accent
#450ED8
background
#FCFEFF
surface
#F6FBFE
border
#D0D4D6
text
#101416
muted
#808385