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#649DE8 Color

#649DE8 is rgb(100, 157, 232) in RGB, hsl(214, 74%, 65%) in HSL, and about cmyk(57%, 32%, 0%, 9%) 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 6.32. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#649DE8
HEX#649DE8
RGBrgb(100, 157, 232)
HSLhsl(214, 74%, 65%)
HSVhsv(214, 57%, 91%)
CMYKcmyk(57%, 32%, 0%, 9%)
OKLCHoklch(68.9% 0.127 255.8)
LABlab(63.26% -2.50 -44.27)
LCHlch(63.26% 44.34 266.77)

What #649DE8 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 #649DE8, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

United Nations Blue#5B92E5ΔE 6.32Little Boy Blue#6CA0DCΔE 8.33Cornflower Blue#6495EDΔE 8.36French Sky Blue#77B5FEΔE 8.95Vista Blue#7C9ED9ΔE 10.29Blue Jeans#5DADECΔE 10.78

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

#649DE8 Channel Values

How #649DE8 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 157 · B 2328-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 214° · S 74% · L 65%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 214° · S 57% · V 91%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 57% · M 32% · Y 0% · K 9%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.79:1 vs white · 7.53:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #649DE8 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 text2.79:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.53:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #649DE8 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #649DE8

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #649DE8; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#649DE8
Complementary
#E8AF64
Analogous
#64DFE8
Analogous
#6D64E8
Triadic
#E8649D
Triadic
#9DE864
Split comp.
#E86D64
Split comp.
#DFE864

Tints & Shades of #649DE8

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

#7AABEB
#8CB6EE
#A2C4F1
#B8D2F4
#CEE0F8
#E0EBFA

Shades

#3C84E2
#206ED5
#1A5AAD
#144585
#0E305D
#091E3A

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #649DE8.

How #649DE8 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#649DE8
Protanopia#9595E8
Protanomaly#8498E8
Deuteranopia#8D8DE9
Deuteranomaly#7F94E8
Tritanopia#4AA9A9
Tritanomaly#55A4C5
Achromatopsia#9B9B9B

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #649DE8 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-649de8: #649DE8;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #649DE8;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-649de8': '#649DE8' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.392, green: 0.616, blue: 0.910)
Android XML<color name="color_649de8">#649DE8</color>
SVG fillfill="#649DE8"

More Blue Colors

#649DE8 sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#649DE8 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #649DE8?

#649DE8 is a light blue — rgb(100, 157, 232) in RGB and hsl(214, 74%, 65%) 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 6.32.

What is the RGB value of #649DE8?

#649DE8 is rgb(100, 157, 232) — red 100, green 157, and blue 232 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #649DE8?

#649DE8 converts to approximately cmyk(57%, 32%, 0%, 9%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #649DE8 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #649DE8 scores 2.79:1 against white and 7.53:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #649DE8 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #649DE8 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 8.36, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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