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Hot Mist Beam

#c6f7fc
Notes

Hot Mist Beam (#C6F7FC) is a soft cyan with a pastel character. It reads calm and airy, with enough chroma to feel intentional rather than washed out. Its HSL profile (186°, 90%, 88%) places it in the highly saturated band at a light lightness. Best used in small doses, like logos, CTAs, focus rings, or highlight text, where its saturation becomes a feature rather than noise. For a confident two-color system, pair it with its complementary red. For something softer, pull in its analogous neighbors on either side of the wheel.

HEX
#c6f7fc
RGB
rgb(198, 247, 252)
HSL
hsl(186, 90%, 88%)
HWB
hwb(186 78% 1%)
OKLCH
oklch(94.4% 0.050 204.0)
HSV
hsv(186, 21%, 99%)
LAB
lab(94.12% -14.45 -7.53)
LCH
lch(94.12% 16.29 207.54)
CMYK
cmyk(21%, 2%, 0%, 1%)

Closest matches

The nearest named color in three reference sources, ranked by perceptual distance (ΔE76 in CIELAB). ΔE < 1 is imperceptible to most viewers; ΔE > 10 is clearly different. When two sources point to the same hex they’re merged into one tile; click any to open that color’s page.

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Harmonies

Accessibility

Color-vision simulation

How this color appears to viewers with the four major color-vision-deficiency types. Computed via the Machado (2009) physiologically-based model. If a tile matches the original, the color reads the same to that viewer.

#c6f7fc
Original
#eff3fc
Protanopia
#e5ebfc
Deuteranopia
#b5fbf8
Tritanopia
#ededed
Achromatopsia
WCAG contrast

The color used as foreground text against pure white and pure black, with the contrast ratio and WCAG 2.1 grade. Aim for AA (4.5:1) for body text and AA Large (3:1) for 18 pt+ headlines; AAA (7:1) is the gold standard for long-form reading surfaces.

The quick brown foxSample body text at normal size. The wcag minimum for body contrast is 4.5:1 (AA) or 7:1 (AAA).
Failon White
1.16:1
The quick brown foxSample body text at normal size. The wcag minimum for body contrast is 4.5:1 (AA) or 7:1 (AAA).
AAAon Black
18.11:1

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