What color is #6295EE?

#6295EE is a light, vivid azure, closest to the named color Cornflower Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6295EE?

The RGB value is 98, 149, 238: 98 red, 149 green and 238 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6295EE?

The complementary color is #EEBB62, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6295EE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.05:1 and white text 2.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6295EE color

#6295EE rgb(98, 149, 238)

Shades of blue

The hex color #6295EE is a light, vivid azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38.4% red, 58.4% green and 93.3% blue (98, 149, 238).

Its hue angle is 218°, with 80% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 59% cyan, 37% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Cornflower Blue (#6495ED), a difference of 0.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.05:1).

#6295EE color codes

HEX	`#6295EE`
RGB	`rgb(98, 149, 238)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38.4%, 58.4%, 93.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(218, 80%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(218, 59%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(59%, 37%, 0%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.88, 9.27, -49.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.88, 50.78, 280.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.212, 30.262, 85.069)`
Decimal	`6460910`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6295EE, 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 #6295EE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#6295EE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.05:1	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 #6295EE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6295ee; }
.text { color: #6295ee; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6295ee; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(98 149 238 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6295ee, #7562ee); }

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Questions

What color is #6295EE?: #6295EE is a light, vivid azure, closest to the named color Cornflower Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6295EE?: The RGB value is 98, 149, 238: 98 red, 149 green and 238 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6295EE?: The complementary color is #EEBB62, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6295EE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.05:1 and white text 2.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.