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#6491c6 color: Cobalt Glow

#6491c6 is rgb(100, 145, 198) in RGB and oklch(64.591% 0.09394 253.193) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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212°
100%

64.6%
0.094
253°
  • Blue
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • cyan-600
  • Black 22%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.28:1Hard to read
Lc -65
Black text
6.41:1Readable · AA
Lc 44

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About #6491c6

#6491c6 is a soft blue color. In OKLCH it has 64.6% lightness, 0.094 chroma and a hue of 253°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.28:1 contrast and black text 6.41:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Cobalt Glow (#648fc4). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is cyan-600.

More medium blue colors

Lighter: #6491c6 mixed with white

  1. 6491c6
  2. 739ccc
  3. 82a7d2
  4. 92b2d8
  5. a1bdde
  6. b0c7e4
  7. c0d3e9
  8. cfdeef
  9. dfe9f4
  10. eff4fa

Darker: #6491c6 mixed with black

  1. 6491c6
  2. 567dac
  3. 486a92
  4. 3b587a
  5. 2e4662
  6. 22354b
  7. 162535
  8. 0b1521
  9. 03070e
  10. 000102

Calmer: #6491c6 with less saturation

  1. 6491c6
  2. 6991c1
  3. 6d91bb
  4. 7291b6
  5. 7690b0
  6. 7a90aa
  7. 7e90a5
  8. 828f9f
  9. 868f99
  10. 8a8e94

Questions about #6491c6

What color is #6491c6?

#6491c6 is soft blue. The closest named color is Cobalt Glow. In RGB it is rgb(100, 145, 198), in HSL hsl(212.45, 46.23%, 58.43%) and in OKLCH oklch(64.591% 0.09394 253.193).

What colors go well with #6491c6?

The complementary color of #6491c6 is #b18549. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #429ab8 and #8686c6. The triadic partners are #c0757d and #779a5e.

Is white or black text more readable on #6491c6?

Black text reads better on #6491c6: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.28:1 and black gives 6.41:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #6491c6 a warm or cool color?

#6491c6 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 253 degrees, its lightness 64.6% and its chroma 0.094.