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#6489e2 color: Soft Blue

#6489e2 is rgb(100, 137, 226) in RGB and oklch(64.336% 0.14006 265.604) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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222°
100%

64.3%
0.140
266°
  • Blue
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • indigo-400
  • Black 11%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.38:1Hard to read
Lc -67
Black text
6.22:1Readable · AA
Lc 43

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About #6489e2

#6489e2 is a bright blue color. In OKLCH it has 64.3% lightness, 0.14 chroma and a hue of 266°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.38:1 contrast and black text 6.22:1, 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: #6489e2 mixed with white

  1. 6489e2
  2. 7395e6
  3. 81a1e9
  4. 90aded
  5. a0b9f0
  6. afc4f3
  7. bfd0f6
  8. cfdcf9
  9. dfe8fb
  10. eff3fd

Darker: #6489e2 mixed with black

  1. 6489e2
  2. 5676c4
  3. 4864a8
  4. 3b538c
  5. 2e4271
  6. 223157
  7. 16223e
  8. 0b1427
  9. 030712
  10. 000103

Calmer: #6489e2 with less saturation

  1. 6489e2
  2. 688ada
  3. 6c8bd2
  4. 718cc9
  5. 758cc1
  6. 798db9
  7. 7d8db0
  8. 818da8
  9. 858d9f
  10. 898d96

Questions about #6489e2

What color is #6489e2?

#6489e2 is bright blue. The closest named color is Soft Blue. In RGB it is rgb(100, 137, 226), in HSL hsl(222.38, 68.48%, 63.92%) and in OKLCH oklch(64.336% 0.14006 265.604).

What colors go well with #6489e2?

The complementary color of #6489e2 is #b38500. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #0098d6 and #9579d8. The triadic partners are #d56760 and #4da355.

Is white or black text more readable on #6489e2?

White text reads better on #6489e2: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.38:1 and black gives 6.22:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #6489e2 a warm or cool color?

#6489e2 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 266 degrees, its lightness 64.3% and its chroma 0.14.