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#646eb3 color: Chetwode Blue

#646eb3 is rgb(100, 110, 179) in RGB and oklch(56.064% 0.10728 276.116) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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232°
100%

56.1%
0.107
276°
  • Indigo
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • slate-500
  • Black 30%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.75:1Readable · AA
Lc -78
Black text
4.42:1Hard to read
Lc 31

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About #646eb3

#646eb3 is a soft indigo color. In OKLCH it has 56.1% lightness, 0.107 chroma and a hue of 276°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.75:1 contrast and black text 4.42:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Chetwode Blue (#666fb4). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is slate-500.

More medium indigo colors

Lighter: #646eb3 mixed with white

  1. 646eb3
  2. 727cbb
  3. 808ac3
  4. 8f98cb
  5. 9ea7d3
  6. aeb5da
  7. bdc4e2
  8. cdd2e9
  9. dee1f1
  10. eef0f8

Darker: #646eb3 mixed with black

  1. 646eb3
  2. 565f9b
  3. 485084
  4. 3b416e
  5. 2e3358
  6. 222643
  7. 16192f
  8. 0b0e1d
  9. 03040c
  10. 000101

Calmer: #646eb3 with less saturation

  1. 646eb3
  2. 656fad
  3. 6770a7
  4. 6971a1
  5. 6a729b
  6. 6c7295
  7. 6d738e
  8. 6f7388
  9. 717482
  10. 73747b

Questions about #646eb3

What color is #646eb3?

#646eb3 is soft indigo. The closest named color is Chetwode Blue. In RGB it is rgb(100, 110, 179), in HSL hsl(232.41, 34.2%, 54.71%) and in OKLCH oklch(56.064% 0.10728 276.116).

What colors go well with #646eb3?

The complementary color of #646eb3 is #877418. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #387ab0 and #8463a6. The triadic partners are #aa5c47 and #35875a.

Is white or black text more readable on #646eb3?

White text reads better on #646eb3: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.75:1 and black gives 4.42:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #646eb3 a warm or cool color?

#646eb3 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 276 degrees, its lightness 56.1% and its chroma 0.107.