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#6474ED Color

#6474ED is rgb(100, 116, 237) in RGB, hsl(233, 79%, 66%) in HSL, and about cmyk(58%, 51%, 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 7.12. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#6474ED
HEX#6474ED
RGBrgb(100, 116, 237)
HSLhsl(233, 79%, 66%)
HSVhsv(233, 58%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(58%, 51%, 0%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(60.9% 0.181 274.1)
LABlab(52.39% 21.48 -64.26)
LCHlch(52.39% 67.76 288.49)

What #6474ED 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 #6474ED, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Royal Blue#4169E1ΔE 7.12Bluetiful#3C69E7ΔE 8.21Savoy Blue#4B61D1ΔE 8.75Vantg Blue#5271FFΔE 11.81Blueberry#4F86F7ΔE 12.39Slate Blue#6A5ACDΔE 12.59

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

#6474ED Channel Values

How #6474ED 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 116 · B 2378-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 233° · S 79% · L 66%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 233° · S 58% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 58% · M 51% · Y 0% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.99:1 vs white · 5.26:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #6474ED 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 text3.99:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.26:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #6474ED in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #6474ED

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #6474ED; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#6474ED
Complementary
#EDDD64
Analogous
#64B8ED
Analogous
#9864ED
Triadic
#ED6474
Triadic
#74ED64
Split comp.
#ED9864
Split comp.
#B8ED64

Tints & Shades of #6474ED

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

#7B88EF
#8D99F2
#A4ADF4
#B6BDF6
#CDD2F9
#DFE2FB

Shades

#3B4FE8
#1A30DB
#1527B2
#111F8D
#0C1664
#070D3B

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #6474ED.

How #6474ED 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#6474ED
Protanopia#7171ED
Protanomaly#6C72ED
Deuteranopia#6F6FED
Deuteranomaly#6B71ED
Tritanopia#3A8B8B
Tritanomaly#4E83BB
Achromatopsia#7F7F7F

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Using #6474ED in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-6474ed: #6474ED;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #6474ED;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-6474ed': '#6474ED' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.392, green: 0.455, blue: 0.929)
Android XML<color name="color_6474ed">#6474ED</color>
SVG fillfill="#6474ED"

More Blue Colors

#6474ED sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#6474ED Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #6474ED?

#6474ED is a light blue — rgb(100, 116, 237) in RGB and hsl(233, 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 7.12.

What is the RGB value of #6474ED?

#6474ED is rgb(100, 116, 237) — red 100, green 116, and blue 237 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #6474ED?

#6474ED converts to approximately cmyk(58%, 51%, 0%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #6474ED be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #6474ED scores 3.99:1 against white and 5.26:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #6474ED as a CSS color keyword?

No. #6474ED 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 7.12, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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