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#6284df

a balanced, vivid blue · cool · closest name: Cornflower Blue

RGB
98, 132, 223
HSL
224°, 66%, 63%
CMYK
56, 41, 0, 13
Luminance
0.2443

At a glance

Every number on this page in one read: what #6284df is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.

Hex
#6284df
Hue
224°
blue
Saturation
66%
vivid
Lightness
63%
balanced
Brightness
87%
HSV value
Perceived
54%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.2443
WCAG relative
Temperature
Cool
92/100 cool
Color family
Blue
Tone
Vivid
Best ink
Black
5.89:1
Closest name
Cornflower Blue
ΔE2000 5.8
Where it sits
Hue224° of 360°
Saturation66%
Lightness63%
Temperature
Warm ← → Cool92% cool

Reads cool. Warm and cool siblings keep the same lightness, so you can swap one in without redoing your contrast maths.

Every format

HEX#6284df
RGBrgb(98, 132, 223)
HSLhsl(224, 66%, 63%)
CMYKcmyk(56%, 41%, 0%, 13%)
LABlab(56.5 14.5 -50.1)
LCHlch(56.5 52.2 286.2)
OKLCHoklch(0.630 0.143 266.9)
Decimal6456543
Display P3color(display-p3 0.384 0.518 0.875)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #6284df;
background-color: #6284df;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#6284df] bg-[#6284df]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #6284df;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.384, green: 0.518, blue: 0.875)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#6284df")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFF6284DF)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(223, 132, 98)

Best text color

Only one of black and white can be right. This is the one, with the number that proves it.

Readable at a glance#000000 on #6284df · 5.89:1
Use #000000AA at every size, AAA for large text only.
Aa
White text · 3.57:1
AA fail · AA large pass · AAA fail
Aa
Black text · 5.89:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA fail
Reading the other direction: #6284df as text scores 3.57:1 on white and 5.89:1 on black.

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#6284df on white: 3.57:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#6284df on black: 5.89:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia · #5D8EE3
deuteranopia · #4E82DD
tritanopia · #0C98A7

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #6284df is pinned to step 400; the rest hold its hue and let saturation ease off at the extremes so the pale end never turns neon.

#F3F6FB
#E8ECF8
#CBD5F1
#A2B6EC
#6284df
#456DD9
#2955CB
#2347A9
#1C3988
#182C62
#0F1C3E
Base = 400Lightest = 50 · #F3F6FBDarkest = 950 · #0F1C3E
:root {
  --brand-50: #F3F6FB;
  --brand-100: #E8ECF8;
  --brand-200: #CBD5F1;
  --brand-300: #A2B6EC;
  --brand-400: #6284df;
  --brand-500: #456DD9;
  --brand-600: #2955CB;
  --brand-700: #2347A9;
  --brand-800: #1C3988;
  --brand-900: #182C62;
  --brand-950: #0F1C3E;
  --brand: #6284df;
  --brand-ink: #000000;
}

Colors that work with #6284df

Not a palette — a role sheet. Each swatch answers one question you will hit while building the component.

Text on it#000000
Black wins here
Surface#F4F6FA
Tinted page background
Border#C0CCED
Hairlines and dividers
Muted text#4B609B
Captions on the surface
Accent#AE631E
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#162D6A
Hover, pressed, headers
Light variant#EAEEFB
Selected rows, tints
Dark surface#141824
Dark-mode background
Light mode
Everything in its place

Surface, border, heading and body all derive from this one hue, so the screen stays coherent without a second palette.

Primary actionSecondaryBadge
Dark mode
Same hue, inverted

Lightness flips, hue holds. The accent stays the anchor in both themes.

Primary actionSecondaryAccent

How to use #6284df

Derived from its contrast, chroma and lightness — not from taste.

Works well for
  • Headings from 24px up on white
  • Text and icons on dark surfaces
  • Primary buttons and calls to action
  • Focus rings, active and selected states
  • Brand accents, badges and data highlights
Use with care
  • Small text on white — under 4.5:1
  • Full-page backgrounds — tiring over long sessions
  • Pairing with a same-lightness hue — edges vibrate

Similar colors

One move away from this hex in each direction. Every swatch is its own page.

Color relationships

The wheel positions with their names attached, so you can grab the one you actually need.

Complementary#DFBD62
Analogous left#62C2DF
Analogous right#7E62DF
Split-complement 1#DF7E62
Split-complement 2#C2DF62
Triadic 1#DF6284
Triadic 2#84DF62
Tetradic#DF62C2

RGB percentages

Red38.4%
Green51.8%
Blue87.5%

CMYK percentages

Cyan56.1%
Magenta40.8%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)12.5%

Color previews

#6284df text on a black background

contrast 5.89:1

Card sample

#6284df text on a white background

contrast 3.57:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #6284df;
Background color
Panel with #6284df background
background-color: #6284df;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #6284df;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(98, 132, 223, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(98, 132, 223, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #6284df;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #6284df, #9362DF);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #6284df

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Ranked with CIEDE2000 across all 139 CSS keywords. Under ΔE 2 the eye stops telling them apart; over ΔE 10 they are plainly different colors.

#6284df in the real world

Where a color in this family tends to land, and the interface roles it is usually asked to play.

Industries
TechnologyFinanceHealthcareEnterprise SaaS
Common UI roles
ButtonsLinksFocus statesCharts
Print note

Converts to four-color process without much drama. Proof it anyway.

#6284df, answered

What color is #6284df?

#6284df is a balanced vivid blue, closest to Cornflower Blue (ΔE2000 5.8). It sits at 224° on the hue wheel with 66% saturation and 63% lightness, which reads as cool.

What is the RGB value of #6284df?

rgb(98, 132, 223) — 98 red, 132 green and 223 blue out of 255, or 38.4% / 51.8% / 87.5% by channel.

Is #6284df a light or a dark color?

It is a mid-tone. Relative luminance is 0.2443 and perceived brightness is 54%, so black text on it reaches 5.89:1.

Should I use black or white text on #6284df?

Black. It scores 5.89:1 against #6284df, versus 3.57:1 for white — AA at any size.

What is the complementary color of #6284df?

#DFBD62 sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #DF7E62 and #C2DF62, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #6284df?

For interface work: #F4F6FA as the surface, #C0CCED for borders, #4B609B for secondary text, #AE631E as an accent and #162D6A for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #62C2DF and #7E62DF stays calm, while #DFBD62 is the loudest partner.

What is #6284df in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(56%, 41%, 0%, 13%). This is a screen-to-ink approximation — ask your printer for a proof before committing to a run.

Is #6284df warm or cool?

Cool — it scores 92 on a scale where 0 is the warmest orange and 100 the coolest azure. Nudged warmer it becomes #6E62DF; nudged cooler, #6093E1.

Work with #6284df in the Color Lab