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#646cba color: Gladiola Blue

#646cba is rgb(100, 108, 186) in RGB and oklch(56.052% 0.1203 277.345) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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234°
100%

56.1%
0.120
277°
  • Indigo
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • slate-500
  • Black 27%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.78:1Readable · AA
Lc -78
Black text
4.40:1Hard to read
Lc 31

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About #646cba

#646cba is a soft indigo color. In OKLCH it has 56.1% lightness, 0.12 chroma and a hue of 277°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.78:1 contrast and black text 4.4:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Gladiola Blue (#6370b6). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is slate-500.

More medium indigo colors

Lighter: #646cba mixed with white

  1. 646cba
  2. 727ac2
  3. 8089c9
  4. 8f97d0
  5. 9ea6d7
  6. adb5de
  7. bdc3e5
  8. cdd2ec
  9. dee1f2
  10. eef0f9

Darker: #646cba mixed with black

  1. 646cba
  2. 565da1
  3. 484e89
  4. 3b4072
  5. 2e325c
  6. 222546
  7. 161932
  8. 0b0d1e
  9. 03040d
  10. 000002

Calmer: #646cba with less saturation

  1. 646cba
  2. 656db3
  3. 676fad
  4. 6870a6
  5. 6a719f
  6. 6c7298
  7. 6d7291
  8. 6f738a
  9. 717483
  10. 73747c

Questions about #646cba

What color is #646cba?

#646cba is soft indigo. The closest named color is Gladiola Blue. In RGB it is rgb(100, 108, 186), in HSL hsl(234.42, 38.39%, 56.08%) and in OKLCH oklch(56.052% 0.1203 277.345).

What colors go well with #646cba?

The complementary color of #646cba is #887400. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #2f79b7 and #8860ab. The triadic partners are #af583e and #218958.

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

White text reads better on #646cba: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.78:1 and black gives 4.4:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #646cba a warm or cool color?

#646cba is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 277 degrees, its lightness 56.1% and its chroma 0.12.