#6DBBE7

Closest named color: Vivid Sky Blue (#4CC9F0). oklch(75.9% 0.1 234.9), rgb(109, 187, 231).

Black text reads best on this color (9.91:1).

About this color

#6DBBE7 is a medium-light, moderately saturated blue. In OKLCH its lightness is 76%, its chroma 0.100 and its hue 235°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Vivid Sky Blue (#4CC9F0), ΔE 0.040 away. Black text reads best on it, at 9.91:1.

Hue family	Blues
Lightness	medium-light (76%)
Chroma	moderately saturated (0.100)
Temperature	cool
Nearest name	Vivid Sky Blue (#4CC9F0)
Black text	9.91:1
White text	2.11:1

Values

HEX	#6DBBE7
RGB	rgb(109, 187, 231)
HSL	hsl(202, 72%, 67%)
OKLCH	oklch(75.9% 0.1 234.9)

Contrast

WCAG 2 contrast ratios are the conformance target: AA needs 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, AAA needs 7:1. APCA Lc values are supplementary guidance from the WCAG 3 drafts.

Pair	WCAG 2	Result	APCA	APCA guidance
White text on #6DBBE7	2.11:1	Fails	Lc -46.0	Large or bold text, headings
Black text on #6DBBE7	9.91:1	AAA	Lc 62.6	Content text, not long reading
#6DBBE7 text on white	2.11:1	Fails	Lc 41.4	Non-text elements, placeholder text
#6DBBE7 text on black	9.91:1	AAA	Lc -60.9	Content text, not long reading

Tints and shades

A 50–950 scale built in OKLCH: the hue is held, lightness follows a Tailwind v4-like curve, and every step is kept inside the sRGB gamut. This color sits at step 300.

Step 50
50

#EDF7FD

oklch(97% 0.013 233.7)
Step 100
100

#D8EEFB

oklch(93.7% 0.029 233.6)
Step 200
200

#B6E0F9

oklch(88.5% 0.056 234.4)
Step 300
300 (this color)

#6DBBE7

oklch(75.9% 0.1 234.9)
Step 400
400

#00ADF0

oklch(70.6% 0.15 235.3)
Step 500
500

#0095CE

oklch(63.2% 0.133 234.7)
Step 600
600

#007DAE

oklch(55.7% 0.118 234.9)
Step 700
700

#006993

oklch(49.2% 0.104 234.9)
Step 800
800

#005679

oklch(42.8% 0.09 234.7)
Step 900
900

#004766

oklch(37.6% 0.081 235.8)
Step 950
950

#002A3E

oklch(26.9% 0.057 235.2)

Export this scale for Tailwind in the Tailwind colors tool

#6DBBE7 with color blindness

Simulated with the Machado et al. (2009) model. ΔE is how far the color moves: below about 0.02 you would not notice a change.

Vision	Seen as	Shift (ΔE)
Protanopia (no red cones)	#A6B9E9	0.063
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#95ACE6	0.055
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#1BC7C9	0.078
Achromatopsia (no color)	#B2B2B2	0.100