#6D98C4Windstorm (#6D98C4) is a mid-tone, soft blue with an OKLCH hue of 250°, lightness 0.67 and chroma 0.081. It sits on the cool side of the color wheel. In practice it behaves as a mid-weight working color for secondary surfaces and editorial blocks.
| HEX | #6D98C4 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(109, 152, 196) |
| HSL | hsl(210, 42%, 60%) |
| HSV | hsv(210, 44%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(44%, 22%, 0%, 23%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(61.4 -2.9 -27.3) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.666 0.081 250) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Windstorm shifts subtly: leans toward purple, loses intensity; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 2), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#7795b8 — ΔE 2.0, shifts subtly: leans toward purple, loses intensity#7499c0 — ΔE 1.1, shifts only faintly, with no single dominant change#6d98c4 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#6c99c7 — ΔE 0.5, is virtually unchangedTest Windstorm in the color lighting simulator — sweep it through daylight, warm 2700K light, 4000K LED, and shade alongside the rest of your palette.
Against white it measures 3.03:1 and against black 6.94:1, so black text is the stronger pairing. That pairing passes WCAG AA for body text.
One color explored: close hues with real lightness and chroma structure, so the palette is the anchor through value rather than a set of colors.
#e0efff · #a3c9f1 · #6d98c4 · #547ca4 · #35587b · #173654
The anchor's neighbours on the wheel — everything shares an undertone, so the chord carries color without anything having to be muted to get along.
#8bc4d4 · #78aecd · #6d98c4 · #6c81af · #696c98 · #63587f
The mid-gap pairing — sage and mustard, terracotta and olive. A foil rotated 40–65° toward warm or cool: too far to be kin, too near to argue, carried by temperature and a deliberate value offset.
#b7adc9 · #6d98c4 · #56799d · #624e7f · #22415f · #292037
One deliberately opposed voice — a single restrained counterpoint across the wheel, or temperature against temperature where the anchor is too muted to carry a loud opposite.
#dcb181 · #6d98c4 · #697581 · #41566c · #26394b · #111d29
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#f7f1ea · #6d98c4 · #727a82 · #4c4844 · #161e26 · #020100
This color as a ground rather than a subject — its own restraint held across a narrow value band, carrying one saturated voice from the opposite temperature.
#f8f0e9 · #d2c9c0 · #a89e94 · #34291c · #120700 · #6d98c4
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#fdefe1 · #6d98c4 · #92724e · #64400c · #2d1800 · #00030e
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#fdefe1 · #6d98c4 · #9b6c5c · #534905 · #370e02 · #060400
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#ffedef · #6d98c4 · #9b6970 · #3a511e · #132300 · #070001
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#feecf7 · #6d98c4 · #936a85 · #64400c · #002514 · #170800
#81A7CF · #96B7DA · #ABC7E4 · #BFD7EF · #D5E7FA
#567DA4 · #406385 · #2B4968 · #17324B · #051B31
#7697BA · #7F97B0 · #8796A6
Its moderate chroma lets it work in mid-size areas — upholstery, secondary UI surfaces, editorial blocks — without overwhelming neighbors. In palettes it pairs most predictably with its tonal ramp and analogous neighbors; reserve the complementary hue for small, deliberate contrast.