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#636ca7 color: Twinkle Night

#636ca7 is rgb(99, 108, 167) in RGB and oklch(54.919% 0.09246 276.302) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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232°
100%

54.9%
0.092
276°
  • Indigo
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • slate-500
  • Black 35%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.96:1Readable · AA
Lc -80
Black text
4.23:1Hard to read
Lc 30

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About #636ca7

#636ca7 is a soft indigo color. In OKLCH it has 54.9% lightness, 0.092 chroma and a hue of 276°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.96:1 contrast and black text 4.23:1, 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: #636ca7 mixed with white

  1. 636ca7
  2. 717ab0
  3. 8088b9
  4. 8f97c2
  5. 9ea5cb
  6. adb4d4
  7. bdc2dd
  8. cdd1e5
  9. dee0ee
  10. eef0f6

Darker: #636ca7 mixed with black

  1. 636ca7
  2. 555d91
  3. 474e7b
  4. 3a4066
  5. 2e3252
  6. 21253e
  7. 16192c
  8. 0b0d1a
  9. 03040a
  10. 000001

Calmer: #636ca7 with less saturation

  1. 636ca7
  2. 646da2
  3. 666e9d
  4. 676e97
  5. 686f92
  6. 6a6f8d
  7. 6b7087
  8. 6d7082
  9. 6e717c
  10. 707177

Questions about #636ca7

What color is #636ca7?

#636ca7 is soft indigo. The closest named color is Twinkle Night. In RGB it is rgb(99, 108, 167), in HSL hsl(232.06, 27.87%, 52.16%) and in OKLCH oklch(54.919% 0.09246 276.302).

What colors go well with #636ca7?

The complementary color of #636ca7 is #81712a. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #4076a4 and #7f639c. The triadic partners are #a05d4a and #3e815b.

Is white or black text more readable on #636ca7?

White text reads better on #636ca7: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.96:1 and black gives 4.23:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #636ca7 a warm or cool color?

#636ca7 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 276 degrees, its lightness 54.9% and its chroma 0.092.