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#6593dc color: Little Boy Blue

#6593dc is rgb(101, 147, 220) in RGB and oklch(66.178% 0.12043 259.313) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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217°
100%

66.2%
0.120
259°
  • Blue
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • blue-400
  • Black 14%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.11:1Hard to read
Lc -63
Black text
6.76:1Readable · AA
Lc 46

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About #6593dc

#6593dc is a soft blue color. In OKLCH it has 66.2% lightness, 0.12 chroma and a hue of 259°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.11:1 contrast and black text 6.76:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Little Boy Blue (#6495da). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is blue-400.

More medium blue colors

Lighter: #6593dc mixed with white

  1. 6593dc
  2. 749ee0
  3. 83a9e4
  4. 92b4e8
  5. a1beec
  6. b1c9ef
  7. c0d4f3
  8. d0dff6
  9. dfe9f9
  10. eff4fc

Darker: #6593dc mixed with black

  1. 6593dc
  2. 577fbf
  3. 496ca3
  4. 3c5988
  5. 2f476e
  6. 223654
  7. 17253c
  8. 0c1626
  9. 030811
  10. 000102

Calmer: #6593dc with less saturation

  1. 6593dc
  2. 6a93d5
  3. 6f94ce
  4. 7494c7
  5. 7894bf
  6. 7d94b8
  7. 8194b1
  8. 8694a9
  9. 8a93a2
  10. 8e939a

Questions about #6593dc

What color is #6593dc?

#6593dc is soft blue. The closest named color is Little Boy Blue. In RGB it is rgb(101, 147, 220), in HSL hsl(216.81, 62.96%, 62.94%) and in OKLCH oklch(66.178% 0.12043 259.313).

What colors go well with #6593dc?

The complementary color of #6593dc is #ba892d. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #28a0cd and #9185d7. The triadic partners are #d27275 and #6aa45b.

Is white or black text more readable on #6593dc?

Black text reads better on #6593dc: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.11:1 and black gives 6.76:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #6593dc a warm or cool color?

#6593dc is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 259 degrees, its lightness 66.2% and its chroma 0.12.