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#64dbf2

a light, electric cyan · cool · closest name: Sky Blue

RGB
100, 219, 242
HSL
190°, 85%, 67%
CMYK
59, 10, 0, 5
Luminance
0.5978

At a glance

Every number on this page in one read: what #64dbf2 is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.

Hex
#64dbf2
Hue
190°
cyan
Saturation
85%
electric
Lightness
67%
light
Brightness
95%
HSV value
Perceived
76%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.5978
WCAG relative
Temperature
Cool
92/100 cool
Color family
Cyan
Tone
Electric
Best ink
Black
12.96:1
Closest name
Sky Blue
ΔE2000 6.8
Where it sits
Hue190° of 360°
Saturation85%
Lightness67%
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#64dbf2
RGBrgb(100, 219, 242)
HSLhsl(190, 85%, 67%)
CMYKcmyk(59%, 10%, 0%, 5%)
LABlab(81.7 -26.9 -21.3)
LCHlch(81.7 34.3 218.4)
OKLCHoklch(0.832 0.111 212.2)
Decimal6609906
Display P3color(display-p3 0.392 0.859 0.949)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #64dbf2;
background-color: #64dbf2;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#64dbf2] bg-[#64dbf2]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #64dbf2;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.392, green: 0.859, blue: 0.949)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#64dbf2")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFF64DBF2)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(242, 219, 100)

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 #64dbf2 · 12.96:1
Use #000000AAA at every size.
Aa
White text · 1.62:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Aa
Black text · 12.96:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Reading the other direction: #64dbf2 as text scores 1.62:1 on white and 12.96:1 on black.

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#64dbf2 on white: 1.62:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#64dbf2 on black: 12.96:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia · #C9D4F3
deuteranopia · #B4C4F2
tritanopia · #00E5E2

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #64dbf2 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.

#F2FBFC
#E6F7FA
#C5EFF7
#97E7F6
#64dbf2
#30CFEE
#13C0E2
#10A0BC
#0D8097
#0E5D6D
#093A44
Base = 400Lightest = 50 · #F2FBFCDarkest = 950 · #093A44
:root {
  --brand-50: #F2FBFC;
  --brand-100: #E6F7FA;
  --brand-200: #C5EFF7;
  --brand-300: #97E7F6;
  --brand-400: #64dbf2;
  --brand-500: #30CFEE;
  --brand-600: #13C0E2;
  --brand-700: #10A0BC;
  --brand-800: #0D8097;
  --brand-900: #0E5D6D;
  --brand-950: #093A44;
  --brand: #64dbf2;
  --brand-ink: #000000;
}

Colors that work with #64dbf2

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#F4F9FA
Tinted page background
Border#C0E5ED
Hairlines and dividers
Muted text#4B8E9B
Captions on the surface
Accent#C00C1C
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#0A6476
Hover, pressed, headers
Light variant#E7FAFD
Selected rows, tints
Dark surface#142224
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 #64dbf2

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

Works well for
  • Text and icons on dark surfaces
  • Primary buttons and calls to action
  • Focus rings, active and selected states
  • Card and section backgrounds
  • Brand accents, badges and data highlights
Use with care
  • Text of any size on white — fails WCAG AA
  • Full-page backgrounds — tiring over long sessions
  • White text placed on it
  • Thin strokes and 1px borders — they disappear on light UI
  • 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#F27B64
Analogous left#64F2C2
Analogous right#6494F2
Split-complement 1#F26494
Split-complement 2#F2C264
Triadic 1#F264DB
Triadic 2#DBF264
Tetradic#C264F2

RGB percentages

Red39.2%
Green85.9%
Blue94.9%

CMYK percentages

Cyan58.7%
Magenta9.5%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)5.1%

Color previews

#64dbf2 text on a black background

contrast 12.96:1

Card sample

#64dbf2 text on a white background

contrast 1.62:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #64dbf2;
Background color
Panel with #64dbf2 background
background-color: #64dbf2;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #64dbf2;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(100, 219, 242, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(100, 219, 242, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #64dbf2;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #64dbf2, #647DF2);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #64dbf2

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.

#64dbf2 in the real world

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

Industries
TechnologyTravelHealthcareMedia
Common UI roles
SurfacesBadgesHighlightsEmpty states
Print note

Sits outside most CMYK gamuts — expect a duller press result, or specify a spot ink.

#64dbf2, answered

What color is #64dbf2?

#64dbf2 is a light electric cyan, closest to Sky Blue (ΔE2000 6.8). It sits at 190° on the hue wheel with 85% saturation and 67% lightness, which reads as cool.

What is the RGB value of #64dbf2?

rgb(100, 219, 242) — 100 red, 219 green and 242 blue out of 255, or 39.2% / 85.9% / 94.9% by channel.

Is #64dbf2 a light or a dark color?

It is a light color. Relative luminance is 0.5978 and perceived brightness is 76%, so black text on it reaches 12.96:1.

Should I use black or white text on #64dbf2?

Black. It scores 12.96:1 against #64dbf2, versus 1.62:1 for white — AAA at any size.

What is the complementary color of #64dbf2?

#F27B64 sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #F26494 and #F2C264, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #64dbf2?

For interface work: #F4F9FA as the surface, #C0E5ED for borders, #4B8E9B for secondary text, #C00C1C as an accent and #0A6476 for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #64F2C2 and #6494F2 stays calm, while #F27B64 is the loudest partner.

What is #64dbf2 in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(59%, 10%, 0%, 5%). This is a screen-to-ink approximation — a color this saturated sits outside most CMYK gamuts and will print duller than it looks here.

Is #64dbf2 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 #64F2D5; nudged cooler, #63BDF4.

Work with #64dbf2 in the Color Lab