#6496df color: Little Boy Blue
#6496df is rgb(100, 150, 223) in RGB and oklch(66.926% 0.12176 257.769) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.
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- Blue
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- ≈ Steel blue
- blue-400
- Black 13%
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About #6496df
#6496df is a soft blue color. In OKLCH it has 66.9% lightness, 0.122 chroma and a hue of 258°.
Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.
White text on it reaches 3.01:1 contrast and black text 6.97:1, so black text reads better.
The closest named color is Little Boy Blue (#6495da). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is blue-400.
Lighter: #6496df mixed with white
Darker: #6496df mixed with black
Calmer: #6496df with less saturation
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What color is #6496df?
#6496df is soft blue. The closest named color is Little Boy Blue. In RGB it is rgb(100, 150, 223), in HSL hsl(215.61, 65.78%, 63.33%) and in OKLCH oklch(66.926% 0.12176 257.769).
What colors go well with #6496df?
The complementary color of #6496df is #be8a2f. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #24a3cf and #9188db. The triadic partners are #d57479 and #6fa65a.
Is white or black text more readable on #6496df?
Black text reads better on #6496df: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.01:1 and black gives 6.97:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.
Is #6496df a warm or cool color?
#6496df is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 258 degrees, its lightness 66.9% and its chroma 0.122.