#6495ED color codes
- HEX
- #6495ED
- HEX8
- #6495EDFF
- HEX8 (Android)
- #FF6495ED
- RGB
- rgb(100, 149, 237)
- RGB (%)
- 39%, 58%, 93%
- HSL
- hsl(219, 79%, 66%)
- HSV / HSB
- hsv(219, 58%, 93%)
- CMYK
- cmyk(58%, 37%, 0%, 7%)
- OKLCH
- oklch(0.6746 0.1414 261.34)
- OKLCH (%)
- oklch(67.46% 0.1414 261.34)
- Decimal
- 6591981
What color is #6495ED?
#6495ED sits at 67% lightness and 0.1414 chroma in OKLCH, hue 261.34°. Its nearest named color is CornflowerBlue (an exact match).
Shades and tints of #6495ED
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#6495ED color harmonies
Complementary
Analogous
Triadic
Split-complementary
Tetradic
Square
Monochromatic
Using #6495ED in CSS
.text { color: #6495ED; }
.background { background-color: #6495ED; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6495ED; }
/* Modern, perceptually uniform */
.text { color: oklch(0.6746 0.1414 261.34); }
/* #6495ED at 50% transparency */
.overlay { background-color: #6495ED80; }Is #6495ED accessible?
#6495ED on white text scores 2.97:1; on black text it scores 7.06:1. Black text passes WCAG AAA on #6495ED. Recommended text color on a #6495ED background: black.
A 7.06:1 vs black
A 2.97:1 vs white
- AA normal ≥ 4.5 Pass
- AA large ≥ 3 Pass
- AAA normal ≥ 7 Pass
- AAA large ≥ 4.5 Pass
Recommended text color: black
CSS
contrast-color() contrast-color(#6495ED) → black APCA Lc experimental 61.5 Lc · large / secondary text (white text)
WCAG 2.1 AA/AAA is the compliance floor; APCA is an optional readability metric.
Related colors
Nearest featured color: Blue #0000FF. See more in the blue family on the colors hub.
Frequently asked questions
- What color is #6495ED?
- #6495ED is CornflowerBlue. In RGB it is rgb(100, 149, 237), and in HSL hsl(219, 79%, 66%).
- What is #6495ED in RGB?
- #6495ED converts to rgb(100, 149, 237) — red 100, green 149, blue 237.
- What text color is readable on #6495ED?
- Black text — it has the higher contrast ratio (7.06:1) against #6495ED. Black text passes WCAG AAA on #6495ED.