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#647ebc color: Watertown

#647ebc is rgb(100, 126, 188) in RGB and oklch(59.937% 0.09985 266.126) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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222°
100%

59.9%
0.100
266°
  • Blue
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • slate-500
  • Black 26%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.00:1Hard to read
Lc -73
Black text
5.25:1Readable · AA
Lc 37

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About #647ebc

#647ebc is a soft blue color. In OKLCH it has 59.9% lightness, 0.1 chroma and a hue of 266°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4:1 contrast and black text 5.25:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Watertown (#637fbb). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is slate-500.

More medium blue colors

Lighter: #647ebc mixed with white

  1. 647ebc
  2. 728bc3
  3. 8197ca
  4. 90a4d1
  5. 9fb1d8
  6. afbedf
  7. becae5
  8. ced7ec
  9. dee5f2
  10. eff2f9

Darker: #647ebc mixed with black

  1. 647ebc
  2. 566da3
  3. 485c8b
  4. 3b4c73
  5. 2e3c5d
  6. 222d47
  7. 161f32
  8. 0b111f
  9. 03050d
  10. 000102

Calmer: #647ebc with less saturation

  1. 647ebc
  2. 677fb6
  3. 6a7fb0
  4. 6c7faa
  5. 6f80a5
  6. 72809f
  7. 758099
  8. 788093
  9. 7a808c
  10. 7d8086

Questions about #647ebc

What color is #647ebc?

#647ebc is soft blue. The closest named color is Watertown. In RGB it is rgb(100, 126, 188), in HSL hsl(222.27, 39.64%, 56.47%) and in OKLCH oklch(59.937% 0.09985 266.126).

What colors go well with #647ebc?

The complementary color of #647ebc is #9a7b31. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #3b89b4 and #8573b5. The triadic partners are #b46760 and #56905b.

Is white or black text more readable on #647ebc?

White text reads better on #647ebc: white gives a contrast ratio of 4:1 and black gives 5.25:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #647ebc a warm or cool color?

#647ebc is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 266 degrees, its lightness 59.9% and its chroma 0.1.