What color is #6299FD?

#6299FD 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 #6299FD?

The RGB value is 98, 153, 253: 98 red, 153 green and 253 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6299FD?

The complementary color is #FDC662, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6299FD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.49:1 and white text 2.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6299FD color

#6299FD rgb(98, 153, 253)

Shades of blue

The hex color #6299FD is a light, vivid azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38.4% red, 60% green and 99.2% blue (98, 153, 253).

Its hue angle is 219°, with 97% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 61% cyan, 40% magenta, 0% yellow and 1% black.

The closest named color is Cornflower Blue (#6495ED), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.49:1).

#6299FD color codes

HEX	`#6299FD`
RGB	`rgb(98, 153, 253)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38.4%, 60%, 99.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(219, 97%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(219, 61%, 99%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(61%, 40%, 0%, 1%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.73, 11.81, -55.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.73, 56.48, 282.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.152, 32.468, 97.377)`
Decimal	`6461949`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6299FD, 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 #6299FD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#6299FD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.49:1	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 #6299FD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6299fd; }
.text { color: #6299fd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6299fd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(98 153 253 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6299fd, #7962fd); }

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Questions

What color is #6299FD?: #6299FD 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 #6299FD?: The RGB value is 98, 153, 253: 98 red, 153 green and 253 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6299FD?: The complementary color is #FDC662, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6299FD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.49:1 and white text 2.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.