#616C8D#616C8D
#616C8D is a mid, muted blue. Relative luminance 0.152; OKLCH L 53.5% C 0.054 H 270.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #616C8D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(97, 108, 141) |
| HSL | hsl(225, 18%, 47%) |
| HSV | hsv(225, 31%, 55%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(31.2%, 23.4%, 0%, 44.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(45.89, 4.02, -19.45) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(45.89, 19.86, 281.67°) |
| OKLab | oklab(53.49% 0.0002 -0.0537) |
| OKLCH | oklch(53.49% 0.054 270.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(15.0987, 15.1891, 27.3304) |
| Luminance | 0.1519 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Dusky Blue
#475F94
ΔE00 7.51
Cadet Blue
#4E7496
ΔE00 8.80
Dusk
#4E5481
ΔE00 8.91
French Blue
#436BAD
ΔE00 9.23
Denim (survey)
#3B638C
ΔE00 9.30
Denim Blue
#3B5B92
ΔE00 9.62
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#616C8D #8D8261
analogous
#61828D #616C8D #6C618D
triadic
#616C8D #8D616C #6C8D61
tetradic
#616C8D #8D6182 #8D8261 #618D6C
square
#616C8D #8D6182 #8D8261 #618D6C
split-complementary
#616C8D #8D6C61 #828D61
monochromatic
#2F3444 #485069 #616C8D #828CA9 #A6ADC2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.20
#616C8D on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.04
#616C8D on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #616C8D
5.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##616C8D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##616C8D | 1.00 | 5.20 | 4.04 | 5.20 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.20 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.04 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.20 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#626F8E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#5E6B8C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#557277
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6D6D6D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #616c8d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(97, 108, 141); /* oklch */ color: oklch(53.5% 0.054 270.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8f96ae',
500: '#616c8d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #616c8d; $custom-light: #8f96ae; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#616c8d",
"rgb": {
"r": 97,
"g": 108,
"b": 141
},
"hsl": {
"h": 225,
"s": 18.487,
"l": 46.667
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.53493,
"c": 0.05367,
"h": 270.2
},
"luminance": 0.1519
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#616C8D
secondary
#B1AB99
accent
#A86DBB
background
#F8F9FA
surface
#F0F1F4
border
#CBCBCE
text
#0C0D10
muted
#7D7E7F