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#646db9 color: Gladiola Blue

#646db9 is rgb(100, 109, 185) in RGB and oklch(56.198% 0.11746 276.813) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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234°
100%

56.2%
0.117
277°
  • Indigo
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • slate-500
  • Black 27%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.74:1Readable · AA
Lc -78
Black text
4.43:1Hard to read
Lc 31

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About #646db9

#646db9 is a soft indigo color. In OKLCH it has 56.2% lightness, 0.117 chroma and a hue of 277°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.74:1 contrast and black text 4.43:1, 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: #646db9 mixed with white

  1. 646db9
  2. 727bc1
  3. 808ac8
  4. 8f98d0
  5. 9ea6d7
  6. adb5de
  7. bdc4e5
  8. cdd2ec
  9. dee1f2
  10. eef0f9

Darker: #646db9 mixed with black

  1. 646db9
  2. 565ea0
  3. 484f89
  4. 3b4171
  5. 2e335b
  6. 222646
  7. 161931
  8. 0b0d1e
  9. 03040d
  10. 000102

Calmer: #646db9 with less saturation

  1. 646db9
  2. 656eb2
  3. 676fac
  4. 6970a5
  5. 6a719f
  6. 6c7298
  7. 6e7391
  8. 6f748a
  9. 717483
  10. 73757c

Questions about #646db9

What color is #646db9?

#646db9 is soft indigo. The closest named color is Gladiola Blue. In RGB it is rgb(100, 109, 185), in HSL hsl(233.65, 37.78%, 55.88%) and in OKLCH oklch(56.198% 0.11746 276.813).

What colors go well with #646db9?

The complementary color of #646db9 is #897400. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #317ab6 and #8761ab. The triadic partners are #ae5941 and #288958.

Is white or black text more readable on #646db9?

White text reads better on #646db9: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.74:1 and black gives 4.43:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #646db9 a warm or cool color?

#646db9 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 277 degrees, its lightness 56.2% and its chroma 0.117.