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#6464ab color: Blue Iris

#6464ab is rgb(100, 100, 171) in RGB and oklch(53.559% 0.10977 282.047) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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240°
100%

53.6%
0.110
282°
  • Indigo
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • slate-500
  • Black 33%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
5.31:1Readable · AA
Lc -82
Black text
3.95:1Hard to read
Lc 28

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About #6464ab

#6464ab is a soft indigo color. In OKLCH it has 53.6% lightness, 0.11 chroma and a hue of 282°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 5.31:1 contrast and black text 3.95:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Blue Iris (#6264a6). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is slate-500.

More medium indigo colors

Lighter: #6464ab mixed with white

  1. 6464ab
  2. 7273b4
  3. 8082bd
  4. 8f91c5
  5. 9ea1ce
  6. adb0d6
  7. bdbfdf
  8. cdcfe7
  9. dedfef
  10. eeeff7

Darker: #6464ab mixed with black

  1. 6464ab
  2. 565694
  3. 48487e
  4. 3b3b68
  5. 2e2e54
  6. 222240
  7. 16162d
  8. 0b0b1b
  9. 03030b
  10. 000001

Calmer: #6464ab with less saturation

  1. 6464ab
  2. 6565a5
  3. 65679f
  4. 666899
  5. 676993
  6. 686a8d
  7. 696b87
  8. 6a6b81
  9. 6b6c7a
  10. 6c6d74

Questions about #6464ab

What color is #6464ab?

#6464ab is soft indigo. The closest named color is Blue Iris. In RGB it is rgb(100, 100, 171), in HSL hsl(240, 29.71%, 53.14%) and in OKLCH oklch(53.559% 0.10977 282.047).

What colors go well with #6464ab?

The complementary color of #6464ab is #7a6f08. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #3970ab and #83599b. The triadic partners are #a15537 and #198159.

Is white or black text more readable on #6464ab?

White text reads better on #6464ab: white gives a contrast ratio of 5.31:1 and black gives 3.95:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #6464ab a warm or cool color?

#6464ab is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 282 degrees, its lightness 53.6% and its chroma 0.11.