#6495ED
cornflowerblue
#6495ED is a blue colour. In RGB it is 100 red, 149 green and 237 blue, which converts to a hue of 219 degrees, 79% saturation and 66% lightness. It is one of the named CSS colours, written as cornflowerblue in stylesheets.
Color values
| HEX | #6495ED |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(100, 149, 237) |
| HSL | hsl(219, 79%, 66%) |
| HSV | hsv(219, 58%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(58%, 37%, 0%, 7%) |
Contrast and accessibility
Against white the contrast ratio is 2.97:1, and against black it is 7.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text.
| Background | Ratio | Normal text | Large text |
|---|---|---|---|
| White | 2.97:1 | Fail | Fail |
| Black | 7.06:1 | AAA | AAA |
Tints and shades
Lighter tints move #6495ED toward white, and darker shades move it toward black.
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Code
| CSS | color: #6495ED; |
|---|---|
| CSS rgb() | color: rgb(100 149 237); |
| Tailwind | bg-[#6495ed] |
| SwiftUI | Color(red: 0.392, green: 0.584, blue: 0.929) |
| Android | Color.parseColor("#6495ED") |