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#6472ED Color

#6472ED is rgb(100, 114, 237) in RGB, hsl(234, 79%, 66%) in HSL, and about cmyk(58%, 52%, 0%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Royal Blue (#4169E1), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.19. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#6472ED
HEX#6472ED
RGBrgb(100, 114, 237)
HSLhsl(234, 79%, 66%)
HSVhsv(234, 58%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(58%, 52%, 0%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(60.5% 0.184 274.6)
LABlab(51.87% 22.63 -65.08)
LCHlch(51.87% 68.90 289.17)

What #6472ED Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #6472ED, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Royal Blue#4169E1ΔE 7.19Bluetiful#3C69E7ΔE 7.81Savoy Blue#4B61D1ΔE 8.89Vantg Blue#5271FFΔE 10.71Medium Slate Blue#7B68EEΔE 11.31Slate Blue#6A5ACDΔE 11.97

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every blue in the library.

#6472ED Channel Values

How #6472ED breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 100 · G 114 · B 2378-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 234° · S 79% · L 66%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 234° · S 58% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 58% · M 52% · Y 0% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.06:1 vs white · 5.17:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #6472ED background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text4.06:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.17:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #6472ED in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #6472ED

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #6472ED; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#6472ED
Complementary
#EDDF64
Analogous
#64B6ED
Analogous
#9B64ED
Triadic
#ED6472
Triadic
#72ED64
Split comp.
#ED9B64
Split comp.
#B6ED64

Tints & Shades of #6472ED

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#7B86EF
#8D97F2
#A4ACF4
#B6BCF6
#CDD1F9
#DFE2FB

Shades

#3B4CE8
#1A2DDB
#1525B2
#111D8D
#0C1564
#070C3B

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #6472ED.

How #6472ED Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#6472ED
Protanopia#7070ED
Protanomaly#6B71ED
Deuteranopia#6E6EED
Deuteranomaly#6A6FED
Tritanopia#398A8A
Tritanomaly#4E81BA
Achromatopsia#7E7E7E

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Using #6472ED in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-6472ed: #6472ED;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #6472ED;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-6472ed': '#6472ED' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.392, green: 0.447, blue: 0.929)
Android XML<color name="color_6472ed">#6472ED</color>
SVG fillfill="#6472ED"

More Blue Colors

#6472ED sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#6472ED Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #6472ED?

#6472ED is a light blue — rgb(100, 114, 237) in RGB and hsl(234, 79%, 66%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Royal Blue (#4169E1), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.19.

What is the RGB value of #6472ED?

#6472ED is rgb(100, 114, 237) — red 100, green 114, and blue 237 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #6472ED?

#6472ED converts to approximately cmyk(58%, 52%, 0%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #6472ED be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #6472ED scores 4.06:1 against white and 5.17:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #6472ED as a CSS color keyword?

No. #6472ED is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is royalblue (#4169E1) at a CIE76 distance of 7.19, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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