#616B8D#616B8D
#616B8D is a mid, muted blue. Relative luminance 0.150; OKLCH L 53.3% C 0.055 H 271.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.26:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #616B8D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(97, 107, 141) |
| HSL | hsl(226, 18%, 47%) |
| HSV | hsv(226, 31%, 55%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(31.2%, 24.1%, 0%, 44.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(45.61, 4.62, -19.89) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(45.61, 20.42, 283.08°) |
| OKLab | oklab(53.27% 0.0017 -0.0549) |
| OKLCH | oklch(53.27% 0.055 271.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(14.9938, 14.9794, 27.2954) |
| Luminance | 0.1498 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Dusky Blue
#475F94
ΔE00 7.41
Dusk
#4E5481
ΔE00 8.48
Cadet Blue
#4E7496
ΔE00 9.30
French Blue
#436BAD
ΔE00 9.42
Denim (survey)
#3B638C
ΔE00 9.50
Denim Blue
#3B5B92
ΔE00 9.56
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#616B8D #8D8361
analogous
#61818D #616B8D #6D618D
triadic
#616B8D #8D616B #6B8D61
tetradic
#616B8D #8D6181 #8D8361 #618D6D
square
#616B8D #8D6181 #8D8361 #618D6D
split-complementary
#616B8D #8D6D61 #818D61
monochromatic
#2F3444 #484F69 #616B8D #828BA9 #A6ADC2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.26
#616B8D on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.00
#616B8D on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #616B8D
5.26:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##616B8D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##616B8D | 1.00 | 5.26 | 4.00 | 5.26 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.26 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.26 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#616E8F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#5D6A8C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#557277
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6C6C6C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #616b8d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(97, 107, 141); /* oklch */ color: oklch(53.3% 0.055 271.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8f95ae',
500: '#616b8d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #616b8d; $custom-light: #8f95ae; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#616b8d",
"rgb": {
"r": 97,
"g": 107,
"b": 141
},
"hsl": {
"h": 226.364,
"s": 18.487,
"l": 46.667
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.5327,
"c": 0.05495,
"h": 271.7
},
"luminance": 0.1498
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#616B8D
secondary
#B1AB99
accent
#A96DBB
background
#F8F9FA
surface
#F0F1F4
border
#CBCBCE
text
#0C0D10
muted
#7D7E7F