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#648fd8 color: Little Boy Blue

#648fd8 is rgb(100, 143, 216) in RGB and oklch(65.055% 0.11969 260.509) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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218°
100%

65.1%
0.120
261°
  • Blue
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • blue-400
  • Black 15%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.25:1Hard to read
Lc -65
Black text
6.46:1Readable · AA
Lc 44

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About #648fd8

#648fd8 is a soft blue color. In OKLCH it has 65.1% lightness, 0.12 chroma and a hue of 261°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.25:1 contrast and black text 6.46:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Little Boy Blue (#6495da). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is blue-400.

More medium blue colors

Lighter: #648fd8 mixed with white

  1. 648fd8
  2. 739add
  3. 82a6e1
  4. 91b1e5
  5. a0bce9
  6. b0c7ed
  7. bfd2f1
  8. cfddf5
  9. dfe9f8
  10. eff4fc

Darker: #648fd8 mixed with black

  1. 648fd8
  2. 567cbc
  3. 4869a0
  4. 3b5785
  5. 2e456b
  6. 223453
  7. 16243b
  8. 0b1525
  9. 030711
  10. 000102

Calmer: #648fd8 with less saturation

  1. 648fd8
  2. 698fd1
  3. 6d90ca
  4. 7290c3
  5. 7690bc
  6. 7b90b4
  7. 7f90ad
  8. 8390a6
  9. 87909e
  10. 8b9097

Questions about #648fd8

What color is #648fd8?

#648fd8 is soft blue. The closest named color is Little Boy Blue. In RGB it is rgb(100, 143, 216), in HSL hsl(217.76, 59.79%, 61.96%) and in OKLCH oklch(65.055% 0.11969 260.509).

What colors go well with #648fd8?

The complementary color of #648fd8 is #b58629. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #279cca and #8f81d3. The triadic partners are #ce6f70 and #65a15a.

Is white or black text more readable on #648fd8?

Black text reads better on #648fd8: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.25:1 and black gives 6.46:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #648fd8 a warm or cool color?

#648fd8 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 261 degrees, its lightness 65.1% and its chroma 0.12.