#616B8A#616B8A
#616B8A is a mid, muted blue. Relative luminance 0.149; OKLCH L 53.1% C 0.050 H 270.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.28:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #616B8A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(97, 107, 138) |
| HSL | hsl(225, 17%, 46%) |
| HSV | hsv(225, 30%, 54%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(29.7%, 22.5%, 0%, 45.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(45.48, 3.81, -18.29) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(45.48, 18.68, 281.78°) |
| OKLab | oklab(53.14% 0.0006 -0.0504) |
| OKLCH | oklch(53.14% 0.05 270.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(14.7736, 14.8913, 26.1357) |
| Luminance | 0.1489 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Dusky Blue
#475F94
ΔE00 7.80
Dusk
#4E5481
ΔE00 8.79
Cadet Blue
#4E7496
ΔE00 9.14
Denim (survey)
#3B638C
ΔE00 9.48
French Blue
#436BAD
ΔE00 9.83
Denim Blue
#3B5B92
ΔE00 9.84
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#616B8A #8A8061
analogous
#617F8A #616B8A #6B618A
triadic
#616B8A #8A616B #6B8A61
tetradic
#616B8A #8A617F #8A8061 #618A6B
square
#616B8A #8A617F #8A8061 #618A6B
split-complementary
#616B8A #8A6B61 #7F8A61
monochromatic
#2E3342 #484F66 #616B8A #818BA7 #A5ACC0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.28
#616B8A on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.98
#616B8A on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #616B8A
5.28:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##616B8A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##616B8A | 1.00 | 5.28 | 3.98 | 5.28 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.28 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.98 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.28 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#626E8B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#5E6A89
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#567175
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6C6C6C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #616b8a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(97, 107, 138); /* oklch */ color: oklch(53.1% 0.050 270.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8f95ac',
500: '#616b8a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #616b8a; $custom-light: #8f95ac; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#616b8a",
"rgb": {
"r": 97,
"g": 107,
"b": 138
},
"hsl": {
"h": 225.366,
"s": 17.447,
"l": 46.078
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.53136,
"c": 0.05037,
"h": 270.7
},
"luminance": 0.14892
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#616B8A
secondary
#AFA998
accent
#A76EBA
background
#F8F9FA
surface
#F0F1F4
border
#CBCBCE
text
#0C0D10
muted
#7D7E7F