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#6590ec color: Guilliman Blue

#6590ec is rgb(101, 144, 236) in RGB and oklch(66.413% 0.14522 263.952) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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221°
100%

66.4%
0.145
264°
  • Blue
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Azure
  • indigo-400
  • Black 7%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.11:1Hard to read
Lc -63
Black text
6.75:1Readable · AA
Lc 46

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About #6590ec

#6590ec is a bright blue color. In OKLCH it has 66.4% lightness, 0.145 chroma and a hue of 264°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.11:1 contrast and black text 6.75:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Guilliman Blue (#6495ed). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is indigo-400.

More medium blue colors

Lighter: #6590ec mixed with white

  1. 6590ec
  2. 749cef
  3. 83a7f1
  4. 92b2f4
  5. a1bdf6
  6. b0c8f8
  7. c0d3fa
  8. cfdefc
  9. dfe9fd
  10. eff4fe

Darker: #6590ec mixed with black

  1. 6590ec
  2. 577dcd
  3. 496aaf
  4. 3c5792
  5. 2f4576
  6. 22345b
  7. 172442
  8. 0c1529
  9. 030713
  10. 000103

Calmer: #6590ec with less saturation

  1. 6590ec
  2. 6a91e3
  3. 6f92db
  4. 7392d2
  5. 7893c9
  6. 7d93c1
  7. 8194b8
  8. 8694af
  9. 8a94a6
  10. 8f949d

Questions about #6590ec

What color is #6590ec?

#6590ec is bright blue. The closest named color is Guilliman Blue. In RGB it is rgb(101, 144, 236), in HSL hsl(220.89, 78.03%, 66.08%) and in OKLCH oklch(66.413% 0.14522 263.952).

What colors go well with #6590ec?

The complementary color of #6590ec is #bd8a00. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #00a0de and #9980e3. The triadic partners are #de6b67 and #55aa56.

Is white or black text more readable on #6590ec?

Black text reads better on #6590ec: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.11:1 and black gives 6.75:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #6590ec a warm or cool color?

#6590ec is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 264 degrees, its lightness 66.4% and its chroma 0.145.