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#6487e2 color: Soft Blue

#6487e2 is rgb(100, 135, 226) in RGB and oklch(63.921% 0.14242 266.557) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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223°
100%

63.9%
0.142
267°
  • Blue
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • indigo-400
  • Black 11%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.44:1Hard to read
Lc -67
Black text
6.11:1Readable · AA
Lc 42

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About #6487e2

#6487e2 is a bright blue color. In OKLCH it has 63.9% lightness, 0.142 chroma and a hue of 267°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.44:1 contrast and black text 6.11:1, 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: #6487e2 mixed with white

  1. 6487e2
  2. 7293e6
  3. 819fe9
  4. 90aced
  5. 9fb8f0
  6. afc3f3
  7. bfcff6
  8. cedbf9
  9. dee7fb
  10. eff3fd

Darker: #6487e2 mixed with black

  1. 6487e2
  2. 5675c4
  3. 4863a8
  4. 3b518c
  5. 2e4171
  6. 223157
  7. 16213e
  8. 0b1327
  9. 030612
  10. 000103

Calmer: #6487e2 with less saturation

  1. 6487e2
  2. 6888da
  3. 6c89d1
  4. 708ac9
  5. 748bc0
  6. 788bb8
  7. 7c8caf
  8. 808ca7
  9. 848c9e
  10. 888c95

Questions about #6487e2

What color is #6487e2?

#6487e2 is bright blue. The closest named color is Soft Blue. In RGB it is rgb(100, 135, 226), in HSL hsl(223.33, 68.48%, 63.92%) and in OKLCH oklch(63.921% 0.14242 266.557).

What colors go well with #6487e2?

The complementary color of #6487e2 is #b18400. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #0097d6 and #9577d7. The triadic partners are #d4655c and #48a255.

Is white or black text more readable on #6487e2?

White text reads better on #6487e2: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.44:1 and black gives 6.11:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #6487e2 a warm or cool color?

#6487e2 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 267 degrees, its lightness 63.9% and its chroma 0.142.