What color is #6495ED?

#6495ED is a light, moderate azure known as Cornflower Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Cornflower Blue?

The RGB value is 100, 149, 237: 100 red, 149 green and 237 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Cornflower Blue?

The complementary color is #EDBC64, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6495ED?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.06:1 and white text 2.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Cornflower Blue color: hex code #6495ED

#6495ED rgb(100, 149, 237)

Shades of blue

Cornflower Blue has the hex code #6495ED. It is a light, moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.2% red, 58.4% green and 92.9% blue (100, 149, 237).

Its hue angle is 219°, with 79% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 58% cyan, 37% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black.

You can use it in CSS with the keyword cornflowerblue.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.06:1).

Cornflower Blue (#6495ED) color codes

HEX	`#6495ED`
RGB	`rgb(100, 149, 237)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.2%, 58.4%, 92.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(219, 79%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(219, 58%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(58%, 37%, 0%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.93, 9.33, -49.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.93, 50.17, 280.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.284, 30.316, 84.307)`
Decimal	`6591981`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Cornflower Blue, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #6495ED	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#6495ED as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #6495ED looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6495ed; }
.text { color: #6495ed; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6495ed; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(100 149 237 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6495ed, #7864ed); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #6495ED on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #6495ED?: #6495ED is a light, moderate azure known as Cornflower Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Cornflower Blue?: The RGB value is 100, 149, 237: 100 red, 149 green and 237 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Cornflower Blue?: The complementary color is #EDBC64, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6495ED?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.06:1 and white text 2.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.