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#646fbc color: Gladiola Blue

#646fbc is rgb(100, 111, 188) in RGB and oklch(56.78% 0.11908 275.786) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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233°
100%

56.8%
0.119
276°
  • Indigo
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • slate-500
  • Black 26%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.62:1Readable · AA
Lc -77
Black text
4.54:1Readable · AA
Lc 32

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About #646fbc

#646fbc is a soft indigo color. In OKLCH it has 56.8% lightness, 0.119 chroma and a hue of 276°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.62:1 contrast and black text 4.54:1, 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: #646fbc mixed with white

  1. 646fbc
  2. 727dc3
  3. 808bcb
  4. 8f9ad2
  5. 9ea8d9
  6. aeb6df
  7. bdc4e6
  8. cdd3ec
  9. dee2f3
  10. eef0f9

Darker: #646fbc mixed with black

  1. 646fbc
  2. 5660a3
  3. 48518b
  4. 3b4273
  5. 2e345d
  6. 222747
  7. 161a32
  8. 0b0e1f
  9. 03040d
  10. 000102

Calmer: #646fbc with less saturation

  1. 646fbc
  2. 6670b5
  3. 6771af
  4. 6972a8
  5. 6b73a1
  6. 6d749a
  7. 6f7593
  8. 71758c
  9. 737685
  10. 75767e

Questions about #646fbc

What color is #646fbc?

#646fbc is soft indigo. The closest named color is Gladiola Blue. In RGB it is rgb(100, 111, 188), in HSL hsl(232.5, 39.64%, 56.47%) and in OKLCH oklch(56.78% 0.11908 275.786).

What colors go well with #646fbc?

The complementary color of #646fbc is #8c7500. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #2f7cb8 and #8863ae. The triadic partners are #b15a43 and #2b8b58.

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

White text reads better on #646fbc: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.62:1 and black gives 4.54:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #646fbc a warm or cool color?

#646fbc is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 276 degrees, its lightness 56.8% and its chroma 0.119.