Soft Blue

#6488EA

Soft Blue #6488EA

Shades of Soft Blue

#6488EA

#5979D0

#4E6AB6

#435B9C

#384B82

#2C3C68

#212D4E

#161E34

#0B0F1A

#000000

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Tints of Soft Blue

#6488EA

#7494EC

#85A1EF

#95AEF1

#A6BBF3

#B7C8F5

#C9D5F8

#DAE3FA

#ECF0FC

#FFFFFF

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Tones of Soft Blue

#5380FC

#5D85F3

#6689EA

#6F8EE0

#7992D7

#8296CE

#8B9BC4

#959FBB

#9EA3B1

#A8A8A8

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What color is Soft Blue

Soft Blue is a light medium bright shade of Sky Blue. It belongs to the color family Sky Blue, and it has high lightness and medium saturation. Soft Blue is a cool color.

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What are the HEX, RGB, HSV, HSL and CMYK color codes of Soft Blue

RGB space

CMYK space


The hex code for Soft Blue is #6488EA.
In the RGB (Red, Green, Blue) color space, which is used for digital colors, Soft Blue has 39%% Red, 53% Green, and 92% Blue.
Soft Blue has 224° Hue, 57% Saturation, and 92% Value in the HSV (Hue, Saturation, Value) color space, which is another way to represent digital colors.
Soft Blue has 224° Hue, 75% Saturation, and 65% Lightness in the HSL (Hue, Saturation, Lightness) color space, which is a different way to express digital colors.
Soft Blue has 57% cyan, 42% magenta, 0% yellow, and 8% black in the CMYK (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black) color space, which is used for color printing.

Color Space
Original Units
Percentage

Hex

#6488EA

RGB

(100, 136, 234)

(39%, 53%, 92%)

HSV

(224°, 57, 92)

(62%, 57%, 92%)

HSL

(224°, 75, 65)

(62%, 75%, 65%)

CMYK

(57, 42, 0, 8)

(57%, 42%, 0%, 8%)

How does Soft Blue contrast with black and white

The natural luminance of Soft Blue is 26%, which is low.
Soft Blue has a higher contrast with black than white. Soft Blue and black have a 6.3:1 contrast ratio, which meets the AA requirement. These colors are suitable for titles. Soft Blue and white have a 3.4:1 contrast ratio, which is insufficient for readability.

Luminance
Contrast to Black
Contrast to White

26%

AA (6.3)

insufficient (3.4)

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Example Black

Example White

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What colors go with Soft Blue

Summer

#3D4E7E

#6488EA

#A2AC59

#D2DAEE

#D9E1A8

Winter

#4D159C

#6488EA

#C4A7EE

#D5DBEE

#E8E8EE

Spring

#344E50

#6488EA

#89C1A9

#C0C6D5

#E2EBEE

Analogous

#25426B

#6488EA

#89B8F5

#CAD3EE

#ECF0F5

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How to mix Soft Blue paint

To mix Soft Blue paint using eight primary colors (Red, Green, Blue, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, White, and Black), you'll need to combine 44% Blue, 8% Cyan, 8% Black, 39% White, as shown below.

Yellow

0%

Red

0%

Green

0%

Blue

44%

Cyan

8%

Magenta

0%

Black

8%

White

39%

To mix Soft Blue paint using five primary colors (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, White, and Black), you'll need to combine 30% Cyan, 22% Magenta, 8% Black, 39% White, as shown below.

Cyan

30%

Magenta

22%

Yellow

0%

Black

8%

White

39%

What colors are similar to Soft Blue

Colors similar to Soft Blue are: Cornflower Blue, Cornflower, Havelock Blue, Light Steel Blue, and Dark Sky Blue. Cornflower Blue is more cyan and lighter than Soft Blue. Cornflower is more blue and darker than Soft Blue. Havelock Blue is more cyan and brighter than Soft Blue. Light Steel Blue is more cyan and paler than Soft Blue. Dark Sky Blue is more cyan and brighter than Soft Blue.

Cornflower Blue

#6495ED

more cyan,

lighter

Cornflower

#6A79F7

more blue,

darker

Havelock Blue

#5590D9

more cyan,

brighter

Light Steel Blue

#728FCE

more cyan,

paler

Dark Sky Blue

#448EE4

more cyan,

brighter