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#646ea5 color: Kimberlite

#646ea5 is rgb(100, 110, 165) in RGB and oklch(55.315% 0.08645 275.341) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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231°
100%

55.3%
0.086
275°
  • Indigo
  • Medium
  • Muted
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • slate-500
  • Black 35%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.87:1Readable · AA
Lc -79
Black text
4.32:1Hard to read
Lc 30

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About #646ea5

#646ea5 is a muted indigo color. In OKLCH it has 55.3% lightness, 0.086 chroma and a hue of 275°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.87:1 contrast and black text 4.32:1, 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: #646ea5 mixed with white

  1. 646ea5
  2. 727cae
  3. 818ab7
  4. 8f98c1
  5. 9fa6ca
  6. aeb5d3
  7. bec3dc
  8. ced2e4
  9. dee1ed
  10. eef0f6

Darker: #646ea5 mixed with black

  1. 646ea5
  2. 565f8f
  3. 485079
  4. 3b4165
  5. 2e3351
  6. 22263d
  7. 16192b
  8. 0b0e1a
  9. 03040a
  10. 000101

Calmer: #646ea5 with less saturation

  1. 646ea5
  2. 656fa0
  3. 676f9b
  4. 687096
  5. 697091
  6. 6b718c
  7. 6c7187
  8. 6e7282
  9. 6f727d
  10. 717278

Questions about #646ea5

What color is #646ea5?

#646ea5 is muted indigo. The closest named color is Kimberlite. In RGB it is rgb(100, 110, 165), in HSL hsl(230.77, 26.53%, 51.96%) and in OKLCH oklch(55.315% 0.08645 275.341).

What colors go well with #646ea5?

The complementary color of #646ea5 is #827232. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #4477a2 and #7e659b. The triadic partners are #9e5f4f and #45815c.

Is white or black text more readable on #646ea5?

White text reads better on #646ea5: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.87:1 and black gives 4.32:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #646ea5 a warm or cool color?

#646ea5 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 275 degrees, its lightness 55.3% and its chroma 0.086.