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#6490dd color: United Nations Blue

#6490dd is rgb(100, 144, 221) in RGB and oklch(65.534% 0.12535 261) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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218°
100%

65.5%
0.125
261°
  • Blue
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • blue-400
  • Black 13%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.19:1Hard to read
Lc -64
Black text
6.58:1Readable · AA
Lc 45

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About #6490dd

#6490dd is a soft blue color. In OKLCH it has 65.5% lightness, 0.125 chroma and a hue of 261°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.19:1 contrast and black text 6.58:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is United Nations Blue (#5b92e5). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is blue-400.

More medium blue colors

Lighter: #6490dd mixed with white

  1. 6490dd
  2. 739be1
  3. 82a6e5
  4. 91b2e9
  5. a0bded
  6. b0c8f0
  7. bfd3f3
  8. cfdef7
  9. dfe9fa
  10. eff4fc

Darker: #6490dd mixed with black

  1. 6490dd
  2. 567dc0
  3. 486aa4
  4. 3b5788
  5. 2e456e
  6. 223455
  7. 16243d
  8. 0b1526
  9. 030711
  10. 000102

Calmer: #6490dd with less saturation

  1. 6490dd
  2. 6991d6
  3. 6e91ce
  4. 7291c7
  5. 7791bf
  6. 7b92b8
  7. 8092b0
  8. 8491a8
  9. 8891a1
  10. 8c9199

Questions about #6490dd

What color is #6490dd?

#6490dd is soft blue. The closest named color is United Nations Blue. In RGB it is rgb(100, 144, 221), in HSL hsl(218.18, 64.02%, 62.94%) and in OKLCH oklch(65.534% 0.12535 261).

What colors go well with #6490dd?

The complementary color of #6490dd is #b88721. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #1e9dcf and #9282d7. The triadic partners are #d26f6f and #63a459.

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

Black text reads better on #6490dd: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.19:1 and black gives 6.58:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #6490dd a warm or cool color?

#6490dd is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 261 degrees, its lightness 65.5% and its chroma 0.125.