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#646cae color: Loch Ness

#646cae is rgb(100, 108, 174) in RGB and oklch(55.372% 0.10267 277.239) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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234°
100%

55.4%
0.103
277°
  • Indigo
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • slate-500
  • Black 32%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.89:1Readable · AA
Lc -79
Black text
4.30:1Hard to read
Lc 30

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About #646cae

#646cae is a soft indigo color. In OKLCH it has 55.4% lightness, 0.103 chroma and a hue of 277°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.89:1 contrast and black text 4.3:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Loch Ness (#5f6db0). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is slate-500.

More medium indigo colors

Lighter: #646cae mixed with white

  1. 646cae
  2. 727ab7
  3. 8089bf
  4. 8f97c7
  5. 9ea5d0
  6. aeb4d8
  7. bdc3e0
  8. cdd2e8
  9. dee1f0
  10. eef0f7

Darker: #646cae mixed with black

  1. 646cae
  2. 565d97
  3. 484e80
  4. 3b406a
  5. 2e3255
  6. 222541
  7. 16192e
  8. 0b0d1c
  9. 03040b
  10. 000001

Calmer: #646cae with less saturation

  1. 646cae
  2. 656da8
  3. 676ea2
  4. 686f9d
  5. 697097
  6. 6b7091
  7. 6c718b
  8. 6e7185
  9. 6f727f
  10. 717279

Questions about #646cae

What color is #646cae?

#646cae is soft indigo. The closest named color is Loch Ness. In RGB it is rgb(100, 108, 174), in HSL hsl(233.51, 31.36%, 53.73%) and in OKLCH oklch(55.372% 0.10267 277.239).

What colors go well with #646cae?

The complementary color of #646cae is #83721e. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #3b77ab and #8362a1. The triadic partners are #a55b46 and #35845a.

Is white or black text more readable on #646cae?

White text reads better on #646cae: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.89:1 and black gives 4.3:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #646cae a warm or cool color?

#646cae is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 277 degrees, its lightness 55.4% and its chroma 0.103.