What color is #649FFF?

#649FFF is a light, vivid azure, closest to the named color Polar Glow. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #649FFF?

The RGB value is 100, 159, 255: 100 red, 159 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #649FFF?

The complementary color is #FFC464, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #649FFF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.95:1 and white text 2.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#649FFF color

#649FFF rgb(100, 159, 255)

Shades of blue

The hex color #649FFF is a light, vivid azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.2% red, 62.4% green and 100% blue (100, 159, 255).

Its hue angle is 217°, with 100% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 61% cyan, 38% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Polar Glow (#5097FC), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.95:1).

#649FFF color codes

HEX	`#649FFF`
RGB	`rgb(100, 159, 255)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.2%, 62.4%, 100%)`
HSL	`hsl(217, 100%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(217, 61%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(61%, 38%, 0%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.53, 9.32, -53.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.53, 54.26, 279.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.697, 34.722, 99.409)`
Decimal	`6594559`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #649FFF, 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 #649FFF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#649FFF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.95:1	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 #649FFF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #649fff; }
.text { color: #649fff; }
.border { border: 2px solid #649fff; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(100 159 255 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #649fff, #7664ff); }

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Questions

What color is #649FFF?: #649FFF is a light, vivid azure, closest to the named color Polar Glow. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #649FFF?: The RGB value is 100, 159, 255: 100 red, 159 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #649FFF?: The complementary color is #FFC464, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #649FFF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.95:1 and white text 2.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.