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#636ea8 color: Twinkle Night

#636ea8 is rgb(99, 110, 168) in RGB and oklch(55.396% 0.0912 274.849) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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230°
100%

55.4%
0.091
275°
  • Indigo
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • slate-500
  • Black 34%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.85:1Readable · AA
Lc -79
Black text
4.33:1Hard to read
Lc 30

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About #636ea8

#636ea8 is a soft indigo color. In OKLCH it has 55.4% lightness, 0.091 chroma and a hue of 275°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.85:1 contrast and black text 4.33:1, 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: #636ea8 mixed with white

  1. 636ea8
  2. 717cb1
  3. 808aba
  4. 8f98c3
  5. 9ea6cc
  6. adb5d4
  7. bdc3dd
  8. cdd2e6
  9. dee1ee
  10. eef0f7

Darker: #636ea8 mixed with black

  1. 636ea8
  2. 555f92
  3. 47507c
  4. 3a4167
  5. 2e3352
  6. 21263f
  7. 16192c
  8. 0b0e1a
  9. 03040a
  10. 000101

Calmer: #636ea8 with less saturation

  1. 636ea8
  2. 646fa3
  3. 666f9e
  4. 677098
  5. 697193
  6. 6a718e
  7. 6c7189
  8. 6e7283
  9. 6f727e
  10. 717278

Questions about #636ea8

What color is #636ea8?

#636ea8 is soft indigo. The closest named color is Twinkle Night. In RGB it is rgb(99, 110, 168), in HSL hsl(230.43, 28.4%, 52.35%) and in OKLCH oklch(55.396% 0.0912 274.849).

What colors go well with #636ea8?

The complementary color of #636ea8 is #84722c. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #4178a4 and #7f659e. The triadic partners are #a15e4e and #42825b.

Is white or black text more readable on #636ea8?

White text reads better on #636ea8: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.85:1 and black gives 4.33:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #636ea8 a warm or cool color?

#636ea8 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 275 degrees, its lightness 55.4% and its chroma 0.091.