#616A8A#616A8A
#616A8A is a mid, muted blue. Relative luminance 0.147; OKLCH L 52.9% C 0.052 H 272.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.33:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #616A8A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(97, 106, 138) |
| HSL | hsl(227, 17%, 46%) |
| HSV | hsv(227, 30%, 54%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(29.7%, 23.2%, 0%, 45.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(45.20, 4.42, -18.73) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(45.20, 19.24, 283.28°) |
| OKLab | oklab(52.91% 0.0021 -0.0516) |
| OKLCH | oklch(52.91% 0.052 272.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(14.6700, 14.6840, 26.1012) |
| Luminance | 0.1468 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Dusky Blue
#475F94
ΔE00 7.72
Dusk
#4E5481
ΔE00 8.35
Cadet Blue
#4E7496
ΔE00 9.67
Denim (survey)
#3B638C
ΔE00 9.71
Denim Blue
#3B5B92
ΔE00 9.80
Twilight
#4E518B
ΔE00 9.91
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#616A8A #8A8161
analogous
#617E8A #616A8A #6C618A
triadic
#616A8A #8A616A #6A8A61
tetradic
#616A8A #8A617E #8A8161 #618A6C
square
#616A8A #8A617E #8A8161 #618A6C
split-complementary
#616A8A #8A6C61 #7E8A61
monochromatic
#2E3342 #484E66 #616A8A #818AA7 #A5ABC0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.33
#616A8A on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.94
#616A8A on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #616A8A
5.33:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##616A8A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##616A8A | 1.00 | 5.33 | 3.94 | 5.33 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.33 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.94 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.33 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#606D8B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#5D6989
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#567075
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6B6B6B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #616a8a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(97, 106, 138); /* oklch */ color: oklch(52.9% 0.052 272.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8f94ac',
500: '#616a8a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #616a8a; $custom-light: #8f94ac; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#616a8a",
"rgb": {
"r": 97,
"g": 106,
"b": 138
},
"hsl": {
"h": 226.829,
"s": 17.447,
"l": 46.078
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.52912,
"c": 0.05165,
"h": 272.3
},
"luminance": 0.14684
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#616A8A
secondary
#AFAA98
accent
#A96EBA
background
#F8F9FA
surface
#F0F1F4
border
#CBCBCE
text
#0C0D10
muted
#7D7E7F