#6497B4 Color

#6497B4 is rgb(100, 151, 180) in RGB and hsl(202, 35%, 55%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is CadetBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#6497B4

HEX#6497B4

RGBrgb(100, 151, 180)

HSLhsl(202, 35%, 55%)

HSVhsv(202, 44%, 71%)

OKLCHoklch(65.1% 0.07 234.3)

CMYKcmyk(44%, 16%, 0%, 29%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #6497B4 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.17:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text6.63:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #6497B4 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#6497B4 Complementary#B48264 Analogous#64B4AA Analogous#646FB4 Triadic#B46497 Triadic#97B464

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #6497B4, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#79A5BE #8DB3C8 #A2C1D2 #BAD1DE #CFDFE8 #E3EDF2

Shades

#5086A5 #42708A #375C72 #2B485A #1F3541 #121F26

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