#616474#616474

#616474 is a mid, muted blue. Relative luminance 0.129; OKLCH L 50.6% C 0.026 H 277.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.86:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#616474
RGB	rgb(97, 100, 116)
HSL	hsl(231, 9%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(231, 16%, 45%)
CMYK	cmyk(16.4%, 13.8%, 0%, 54.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.64, 2.46, -9.37)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.64, 9.69, 284.71°)
OKLab	oklab(50.64% 0.0031 -0.0254)
OKLCH	oklch(50.64% 0.026 277.1)
XYZ	xyz(12.6386, 12.9165, 18.3469)
Luminance	0.1292 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#616474 #747161

analogous

#616E74 #616474 #686174

triadic

#616474 #746164 #647461

tetradic

#616474 #74616E #747161 #617468

square

#616474 #74616E #747161 #617468

split-complementary

#616474 #746861 #6E7461

monochromatic

#292B31 #454753 #616474 #7F8294 #A0A2AF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.86

#616474 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.58

#616474 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #616474

5.86:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##616474	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##616474	1.00	5.86	3.58	5.86
#FFFFFF	5.86	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.58	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.86	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#606575

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5F6474

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#5D6769

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #616474;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(97, 100, 116);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.6% 0.026 277.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8e909c',
    500: '#616474',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #616474;
$custom-light: #8e909c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#616474",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 97,
    "g": 100,
    "b": 116
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 230.526,
    "s": 8.92,
    "l": 41.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50637,
    "c": 0.02557,
    "h": 277.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.12917
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#616474

secondary

#9F9D92

accent

#A876B2

background

#F8F8F9

surface

#F0F0F2

border

#CBCBCC

text

#0C0C0E

muted

#7D7D7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #616474

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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