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#6485e2 color: Soft Blue

#6485e2 is rgb(100, 133, 226) in RGB and oklch(63.509% 0.14482 267.477) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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224°
100%

63.5%
0.145
267°
  • Blue
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Azure
  • indigo-400
  • Black 11%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.50:1Hard to read
Lc -68
Black text
6.00:1Readable · AA
Lc 42

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About #6485e2

#6485e2 is a bright blue color. In OKLCH it has 63.5% lightness, 0.145 chroma and a hue of 267°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.5:1 contrast and black text 6:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Soft Blue (#6488ea). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is indigo-400.

More medium blue colors

Lighter: #6485e2 mixed with white

  1. 6485e2
  2. 7292e6
  3. 819eea
  4. 90aaed
  5. 9fb6f0
  6. afc3f3
  7. becff6
  8. cedbf9
  9. dee7fb
  10. eff3fd

Darker: #6485e2 mixed with black

  1. 6485e2
  2. 5673c4
  3. 4861a8
  4. 3b508c
  5. 2e4071
  6. 223057
  7. 16213e
  8. 0b1327
  9. 030612
  10. 000103

Calmer: #6485e2 with less saturation

  1. 6485e2
  2. 6886da
  3. 6c87d1
  4. 7088c9
  5. 7389c0
  6. 778ab7
  7. 7b8aaf
  8. 7f8aa6
  9. 838b9d
  10. 878b94

Questions about #6485e2

What color is #6485e2?

#6485e2 is bright blue. The closest named color is Soft Blue. In RGB it is rgb(100, 133, 226), in HSL hsl(224.29, 68.48%, 63.92%) and in OKLCH oklch(63.509% 0.14482 267.477).

What colors go well with #6485e2?

The complementary color of #6485e2 is #b08300. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #0095d7 and #9575d6. The triadic partners are #d46358 and #42a254.

Is white or black text more readable on #6485e2?

White text reads better on #6485e2: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.5:1 and black gives 6:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #6485e2 a warm or cool color?

#6485e2 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 267 degrees, its lightness 63.5% and its chroma 0.145.