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#6490bc color: Cliff Blue

#6490bc is rgb(100, 144, 188) in RGB and oklch(63.903% 0.08217 249.22) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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210°
100%

63.9%
0.082
249°
  • Blue
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • cyan-600
  • Black 26%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.36:1Hard to read
Lc -66
Black text
6.26:1Readable · AA
Lc 43

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About #6490bc

#6490bc is a soft blue color. In OKLCH it has 63.9% lightness, 0.082 chroma and a hue of 249°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.36:1 contrast and black text 6.26:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Cliff Blue (#5d8fbd). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is cyan-600.

More medium blue colors

Lighter: #6490bc mixed with white

  1. 6490bc
  2. 739bc3
  3. 82a6ca
  4. 92b1d1
  5. a1bcd7
  6. b0c7de
  7. c0d2e5
  8. cfddeb
  9. dfe8f2
  10. eff4f9

Darker: #6490bc mixed with black

  1. 6490bc
  2. 567da3
  3. 486a8b
  4. 3b5773
  5. 2e455d
  6. 223447
  7. 162432
  8. 0b151f
  9. 03070d
  10. 000102

Calmer: #6490bc with less saturation

  1. 6490bc
  2. 6890b7
  3. 6d8fb3
  4. 718fae
  5. 758fa9
  6. 798ea4
  7. 7d8e9f
  8. 818d9b
  9. 848d96
  10. 888c91

Questions about #6490bc

What color is #6490bc?

#6490bc is soft blue. The closest named color is Cliff Blue. In RGB it is rgb(100, 144, 188), in HSL hsl(210, 39.64%, 56.47%) and in OKLCH oklch(63.903% 0.08217 249.22).

What colors go well with #6490bc?

The complementary color of #6490bc is #ad8353. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #4b98ae and #8187bd. The triadic partners are #b77781 and #7c9660.

Is white or black text more readable on #6490bc?

White text reads better on #6490bc: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.36:1 and black gives 6.26:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #6490bc a warm or cool color?

#6490bc is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 249 degrees, its lightness 63.9% and its chroma 0.082.