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#636aaa color: Twinkle Night

#636aaa is rgb(99, 106, 170) in RGB and oklch(54.66% 0.09976 277.806) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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234°
100%

54.7%
0.100
278°
  • Indigo
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • slate-500
  • Black 33%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
5.03:1Readable · AA
Lc -80
Black text
4.17:1Hard to read
Lc 29

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About #636aaa

#636aaa is a soft indigo color. In OKLCH it has 54.7% lightness, 0.1 chroma and a hue of 278°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 5.03:1 contrast and black text 4.17:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Twinkle Night (#636ca8). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is slate-500.

More medium indigo colors

Lighter: #636aaa mixed with white

  1. 636aaa
  2. 7178b3
  3. 8087bc
  4. 8e95c4
  5. 9ea4cd
  6. adb3d6
  7. bdc2de
  8. cdd1e6
  9. dde0ef
  10. eeeff7

Darker: #636aaa mixed with black

  1. 636aaa
  2. 555b93
  3. 474d7d
  4. 3a3f68
  5. 2e3153
  6. 21243f
  7. 16182d
  8. 0b0d1b
  9. 03040b
  10. 000001

Calmer: #636aaa with less saturation

  1. 636aaa
  2. 646ba4
  3. 656c9f
  4. 676d99
  5. 686d94
  6. 696e8e
  7. 6b6f88
  8. 6c6f82
  9. 6d707c
  10. 6f7076

Questions about #636aaa

What color is #636aaa?

#636aaa is soft indigo. The closest named color is Twinkle Night. In RGB it is rgb(99, 106, 170), in HSL hsl(234.08, 29.46%, 52.75%) and in OKLCH oklch(54.66% 0.09976 277.806).

What colors go well with #636aaa?

The complementary color of #636aaa is #807120. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #3c75a8 and #81609d. The triadic partners are #a25a44 and #34825a.

Is white or black text more readable on #636aaa?

White text reads better on #636aaa: white gives a contrast ratio of 5.03:1 and black gives 4.17:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #636aaa a warm or cool color?

#636aaa is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 278 degrees, its lightness 54.7% and its chroma 0.1.