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#646fb5 color: Gladiola Blue

#646fb5 is rgb(100, 111, 181) in RGB and oklch(56.383% 0.10885 275.575) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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232°
100%

56.4%
0.109
276°
  • Indigo
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • slate-500
  • Black 29%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.68:1Readable · AA
Lc -78
Black text
4.48:1Hard to read
Lc 32

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About #646fb5

#646fb5 is a soft indigo color. In OKLCH it has 56.4% lightness, 0.109 chroma and a hue of 276°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.68:1 contrast and black text 4.48:1, 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: #646fb5 mixed with white

  1. 646fb5
  2. 727dbd
  3. 808bc5
  4. 8f99cc
  5. 9ea7d4
  6. aeb6db
  7. bdc4e3
  8. cdd3ea
  9. dee1f1
  10. eef0f8

Darker: #646fb5 mixed with black

  1. 646fb5
  2. 56609d
  3. 485186
  4. 3b426f
  5. 2e3459
  6. 222744
  7. 161a30
  8. 0b0e1d
  9. 03040c
  10. 000102

Calmer: #646fb5 with less saturation

  1. 646fb5
  2. 6670af
  3. 6771a9
  4. 6972a3
  5. 6a739c
  6. 6c7396
  7. 6e7490
  8. 707489
  9. 727583
  10. 74757c

Questions about #646fb5

What color is #646fb5?

#646fb5 is soft indigo. The closest named color is Gladiola Blue. In RGB it is rgb(100, 111, 181), in HSL hsl(231.85, 35.37%, 55.1%) and in OKLCH oklch(56.383% 0.10885 275.575).

What colors go well with #646fb5?

The complementary color of #646fb5 is #897416. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #377bb1 and #8564a8. The triadic partners are #ac5c47 and #358859.

Is white or black text more readable on #646fb5?

White text reads better on #646fb5: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.68:1 and black gives 4.48:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #646fb5 a warm or cool color?

#646fb5 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 276 degrees, its lightness 56.4% and its chroma 0.109.