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#6495ED Cornflower Blue
#6495ED is a light, vivid blue, known as Cornflower Blue. In RGB it’s made of 39.2% red, 58.4% green, and 92.9% blue. Its hue is 219°, with 79% saturation and 66% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Combinations from the color wheel, built around #6495ED.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
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7.06:1 AAAThis color as text on white
2.97:1 FailThis color as text on black
7.06:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #6495ED as they’d see it.
#6495ED in use
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Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #6495ED
What color is #6495ED?
#6495ED is a light, vivid blue, known as Cornflower Blue. In RGB it’s made of 39.2% red, 58.4% green, and 92.9% blue. Its hue is 219°, with 79% saturation and 66% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #6495ED in RGB?
#6495ED is rgb(100, 149, 237): 100 red, 149 green, and 237 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #6495ED in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(58, 37, 0, 7). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #6495ED?
PANTONE 279 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #6495ED?
Its complement #BA8F3A gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.