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#646ea3 color: Kimberlite

#646ea3 is rgb(100, 110, 163) in RGB and oklch(55.213% 0.08344 275.162) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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230°
100%

55.2%
0.083
275°
  • Indigo
  • Medium
  • Muted
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • slate-500
  • Black 36%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.88:1Readable · AA
Lc -79
Black text
4.30:1Hard to read
Lc 30

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About #646ea3

#646ea3 is a muted indigo color. In OKLCH it has 55.2% lightness, 0.083 chroma and a hue of 275°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.88:1 contrast and black text 4.3:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Kimberlite (#696fa5). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is slate-500.

More medium indigo colors

Lighter: #646ea3 mixed with white

  1. 646ea3
  2. 727cac
  3. 818ab6
  4. 8f98bf
  5. 9fa6c8
  6. aeb5d1
  7. bec3db
  8. ced2e4
  9. dee1ed
  10. eef0f6

Darker: #646ea3 mixed with black

  1. 646ea3
  2. 565f8d
  3. 485078
  4. 3b4163
  5. 2e334f
  6. 22263c
  7. 16192a
  8. 0b0e19
  9. 03040a
  10. 000101

Calmer: #646ea3 with less saturation

  1. 646ea3
  2. 656f9e
  3. 676f9a
  4. 687095
  5. 697090
  6. 6b718b
  7. 6c7186
  8. 6e7181
  9. 6f727c
  10. 717277

Questions about #646ea3

What color is #646ea3?

#646ea3 is muted indigo. The closest named color is Kimberlite. In RGB it is rgb(100, 110, 163), in HSL hsl(230.48, 25.51%, 51.57%) and in OKLCH oklch(55.213% 0.08344 275.162).

What colors go well with #646ea3?

The complementary color of #646ea3 is #817234. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #4677a0 and #7e6599. The triadic partners are #9d6050 and #47815d.

Is white or black text more readable on #646ea3?

White text reads better on #646ea3: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.88:1 and black gives 4.3:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #646ea3 a warm or cool color?

#646ea3 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 275 degrees, its lightness 55.2% and its chroma 0.083.