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#64BBED Color

#64BBED is rgb(100, 187, 237) in RGB, hsl(202, 79%, 66%) in HSL, and about cmyk(58%, 21%, 0%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Maya Blue (#73C2FB), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.19. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#64BBED
HEX#64BBED
RGBrgb(100, 187, 237)
HSLhsl(202, 79%, 66%)
HSVhsv(202, 58%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(58%, 21%, 0%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(75.7% 0.111 236)
LABlab(71.96% -16.40 -33.52)
LCHlch(71.96% 37.31 243.92)

What #64BBED 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 #64BBED, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Maya Blue#73C2FBΔE 5.19Picton Blue#45B1E8ΔE 5.97Aero#7CB9E8ΔE 6.46Blizzard Blue#50BFE6ΔE 8.45Light Sky Blue#87CEFAΔE 8.79Very Light Azure#74BBFBΔE 8.96

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

#64BBED Channel Values

How #64BBED 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 187 · B 2378-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 202° · S 79% · L 66%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 202° · S 58% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 58% · M 21% · Y 0% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.13:1 vs white · 9.87:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #64BBED 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 text2.13:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.87:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #64BBED in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #64BBED

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #64BBED; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#64BBED
Complementary
#ED9664
Analogous
#64EDDB
Analogous
#6476ED
Triadic
#ED64BB
Triadic
#BBED64
Split comp.
#ED6476
Split comp.
#EDDB64

Tints & Shades of #64BBED

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

#7BC5EF
#8DCDF2
#A4D7F4
#B6DFF6
#CDE9F9
#DFF1FB

Shades

#3BA8E8
#1A94DB
#1578B2
#11608D
#0C4464
#07283B

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #64BBED.

How #64BBED 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#64BBED
Protanopia#B0B0ED
Protanomaly#97B4ED
Deuteranopia#A5A5EE
Deuteranomaly#8FAEEE
Tritanopia#51C2C2
Tritanomaly#59BFD5
Achromatopsia#B2B2B2

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #64BBED in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-64bbed: #64BBED;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #64BBED;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-64bbed': '#64BBED' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.392, green: 0.733, blue: 0.929)
Android XML<color name="color_64bbed">#64BBED</color>
SVG fillfill="#64BBED"

More Blue Colors

#64BBED sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#64BBED Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #64BBED?

#64BBED is a light blue — rgb(100, 187, 237) in RGB and hsl(202, 79%, 66%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Maya Blue (#73C2FB), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.19.

What is the RGB value of #64BBED?

#64BBED is rgb(100, 187, 237) — red 100, green 187, and blue 237 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #64BBED?

#64BBED converts to approximately cmyk(58%, 21%, 0%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #64BBED be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #64BBED scores 2.13:1 against white and 9.87:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #64BBED as a CSS color keyword?

No. #64BBED 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 lightskyblue (#87CEFA) at a CIE76 distance of 8.79, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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