What color is #649CC8?

#649CC8 is a desaturated azure, closest to the named color Canadian Tuxedo. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #649CC8?

The RGB value is 100, 156, 200: 100 red, 156 green and 200 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #649CC8?

The complementary color is #C89064, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #649CC8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.13:1 and white text 2.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#649CC8 color

#649CC8 rgb(100, 156, 200)

Shades of blue

The hex color #649CC8 is a desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.2% red, 61.2% green and 78.4% blue (100, 156, 200).

Its hue angle is 206°, with 48% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 50% cyan, 22% magenta, 0% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Canadian Tuxedo (#579ACA), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.13:1).

#649CC8 color codes

HEX	`#649CC8`
RGB	`rgb(100, 156, 200)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.2%, 61.2%, 78.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(206, 48%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(206, 50%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(50%, 22%, 0%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.21, -6.17, -28.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.21, 28.95, 257.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.566, 30.654, 59.097)`
Decimal	`6593736`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #649CC8, 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 #649CC8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#649CC8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.13:1	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 #649CC8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #649cc8; }
.text { color: #649cc8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #649cc8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(100 156 200 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #649cc8, #646ac8); }

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Questions

What color is #649CC8?: #649CC8 is a desaturated azure, closest to the named color Canadian Tuxedo. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #649CC8?: The RGB value is 100, 156, 200: 100 red, 156 green and 200 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #649CC8?: The complementary color is #C89064, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #649CC8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.13:1 and white text 2.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.