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#6492ce color: Bashful Blue

#6492ce is rgb(100, 146, 206) in RGB and oklch(65.198% 0.10338 255.467) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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214°
100%

65.2%
0.103
255°
  • Blue
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • slate-400
  • Black 19%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.21:1Hard to read
Lc -65
Black text
6.54:1Readable · AA
Lc 45

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About #6492ce

#6492ce is a soft blue color. In OKLCH it has 65.2% lightness, 0.103 chroma and a hue of 255°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.21:1 contrast and black text 6.54:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Bashful Blue (#6994cf). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is slate-400.

More medium blue colors

Lighter: #6492ce mixed with white

  1. 6492ce
  2. 739dd3
  3. 82a8d9
  4. 92b2de
  5. a1bde3
  6. b0c8e8
  7. c0d3ed
  8. cfdef1
  9. dfe9f6
  10. eff4fb

Darker: #6492ce mixed with black

  1. 6492ce
  2. 567eb3
  3. 486b98
  4. 3b587f
  5. 2e4666
  6. 22354e
  7. 162538
  8. 0b1623
  9. 03080f
  10. 000102

Calmer: #6492ce with less saturation

  1. 6492ce
  2. 6992c8
  3. 6e92c2
  4. 7292bc
  5. 7792b6
  6. 7b92af
  7. 7f91a9
  8. 8491a3
  9. 88919d
  10. 8c9096

Questions about #6492ce

What color is #6492ce?

#6492ce is soft blue. The closest named color is Bashful Blue. In RGB it is rgb(100, 146, 206), in HSL hsl(213.96, 51.96%, 60%) and in OKLCH oklch(65.198% 0.10338 255.467).

What colors go well with #6492ce?

The complementary color of #6492ce is #b48641. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #3a9dbf and #8a86cc. The triadic partners are #c7757b and #739e5d.

Is white or black text more readable on #6492ce?

Black text reads better on #6492ce: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.21:1 and black gives 6.54:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #6492ce a warm or cool color?

#6492ce is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 255 degrees, its lightness 65.2% and its chroma 0.103.