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#6488e2 color: Soft Blue

#6488e2 is rgb(100, 136, 226) in RGB and oklch(64.128% 0.14124 266.085) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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223°
100%

64.1%
0.141
266°
  • Blue
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • indigo-400
  • Black 11%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.41:1Hard to read
Lc -67
Black text
6.16:1Readable · AA
Lc 43

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About #6488e2

#6488e2 is a bright blue color. In OKLCH it has 64.1% lightness, 0.141 chroma and a hue of 266°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.41:1 contrast and black text 6.16:1, 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: #6488e2 mixed with white

  1. 6488e2
  2. 7394e6
  3. 81a0e9
  4. 90aced
  5. a0b8f0
  6. afc4f3
  7. bfd0f6
  8. cedcf9
  9. dee7fb
  10. eff3fd

Darker: #6488e2 mixed with black

  1. 6488e2
  2. 5675c4
  3. 4863a8
  4. 3b528c
  5. 2e4171
  6. 223157
  7. 16223e
  8. 0b1327
  9. 030612
  10. 000103

Calmer: #6488e2 with less saturation

  1. 6488e2
  2. 6889da
  3. 6c8ad1
  4. 708bc9
  5. 748bc1
  6. 788cb8
  7. 7c8cb0
  8. 808ca7
  9. 848d9e
  10. 888d95

Questions about #6488e2

What color is #6488e2?

#6488e2 is bright blue. The closest named color is Soft Blue. In RGB it is rgb(100, 136, 226), in HSL hsl(222.86, 68.48%, 63.92%) and in OKLCH oklch(64.128% 0.14124 266.085).

What colors go well with #6488e2?

The complementary color of #6488e2 is #b28400. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #0098d6 and #9578d8. The triadic partners are #d5665e and #4ba355.

Is white or black text more readable on #6488e2?

White text reads better on #6488e2: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.41:1 and black gives 6.16:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #6488e2 a warm or cool color?

#6488e2 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 266 degrees, its lightness 64.1% and its chroma 0.141.