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#6482CE Color

#6482CE is rgb(100, 130, 206) in RGB, hsl(223, 52%, 60%) in HSL, and about cmyk(51%, 37%, 0%, 19%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is United Nations Blue (#5B92E5), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.65. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#6482CE
HEX#6482CE
RGBrgb(100, 130, 206)
HSLhsl(223, 52%, 60%)
HSVhsv(223, 51%, 81%)
CMYKcmyk(51%, 37%, 0%, 19%)
OKLCHoklch(61.7% 0.121 266.6)
LABlab(54.64% 5.55 -43.32)
LCHlch(54.64% 43.67 277.30)

What #6482CE 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 #6482CE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

United Nations Blue#5B92E5ΔE 8.65Tufts Blue#417DC1ΔE 9.56Cornflower Blue#6495EDΔE 9.85Glaucous#6082B6ΔE 13.65Bleu de France#318CE7ΔE 14.08Blue Yonder#5072A7ΔE 14.35

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

#6482CE Channel Values

How #6482CE 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 130 · B 2068-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 223° · S 52% · L 60%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 223° · S 51% · V 81%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 51% · M 37% · Y 0% · K 19%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.73:1 vs white · 5.63:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #6482CE 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 text3.73:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.63:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #6482CE in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #6482CE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #6482CE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#6482CE
Complementary
#CEB064
Analogous
#64B7CE
Analogous
#7B64CE
Triadic
#CE6482
Triadic
#82CE64
Split comp.
#CE7B64
Split comp.
#B7CE64

Tints & Shades of #6482CE

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

#7792D4
#8FA4DC
#A2B4E2
#B9C7E9
#CDD6EF
#E4E9F6

Shades

#4569C4
#3657AB
#2C478C
#22376D
#18284E
#0F182F

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #6482CE.

How #6482CE 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#6482CE
Protanopia#7E7ECE
Protanomaly#747FCE
Deuteranopia#7979CE
Deuteranomaly#717DCE
Tritanopia#4F8F8F
Tritanomaly#588AAC
Achromatopsia#848484

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Using #6482CE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-6482ce: #6482CE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #6482CE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-6482ce': '#6482CE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.392, green: 0.510, blue: 0.808)
Android XML<color name="color_6482ce">#6482CE</color>
SVG fillfill="#6482CE"

More Blue Colors

#6482CE sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#6482CE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #6482CE?

#6482CE is a light blue — rgb(100, 130, 206) in RGB and hsl(223, 52%, 60%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is United Nations Blue (#5B92E5), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.65.

What is the RGB value of #6482CE?

#6482CE is rgb(100, 130, 206) — red 100, green 130, and blue 206 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #6482CE?

#6482CE converts to approximately cmyk(51%, 37%, 0%, 19%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #6482CE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #6482CE scores 3.73:1 against white and 5.63:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #6482CE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #6482CE 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 cornflowerblue (#6495ED) at a CIE76 distance of 9.85, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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