#646E8A#646E8A
#646E8A is a mid, muted blue. Relative luminance 0.157; OKLCH L 54.0% C 0.046 H 269.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #646E8A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(100, 110, 138) |
| HSL | hsl(224, 16%, 47%) |
| HSV | hsv(224, 28%, 54%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(27.5%, 20.3%, 0%, 45.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(46.57, 2.98, -16.60) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(46.57, 16.87, 280.16°) |
| OKLab | oklab(54.04% -0.0004 -0.0456) |
| OKLCH | oklch(54.04% 0.046 269.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(15.4177, 15.6957, 26.2571) |
| Luminance | 0.1570 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Cadet Blue
#4E7496
ΔE00 8.75
Dusky Blue
#475F94
ΔE00 8.95
Slate Blue (survey)
#5B7C99
ΔE00 9.14
Metallic Blue
#4F738E
ΔE00 9.34
Slate Gray
#708090
ΔE00 9.35
Dull Blue
#49759C
ΔE00 9.76
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#646E8A #8A8064
analogous
#64818A #646E8A #6D648A
triadic
#646E8A #8A646E #6E8A64
tetradic
#646E8A #8A6481 #8A8064 #648A6D
square
#646E8A #8A6481 #8A8064 #648A6D
split-complementary
#646E8A #8A6D64 #818A64
monochromatic
#313543 #4A5267 #646E8A #858EA6 #A8AFC0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.07
#646E8A on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.14
#646E8A on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #646E8A
5.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##646E8A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##646E8A | 1.00 | 5.07 | 4.14 | 5.07 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.07 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.14 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.07 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#65708B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#626D89
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#5A7377
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6E6E6E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #646e8a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(100, 110, 138); /* oklch */ color: oklch(54.0% 0.046 269.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#9197ac',
500: '#646e8a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #646e8a; $custom-light: #9197ac; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#646e8a",
"rgb": {
"r": 100,
"g": 110,
"b": 138
},
"hsl": {
"h": 224.211,
"s": 15.966,
"l": 46.667
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.54043,
"c": 0.04559,
"h": 269.5
},
"luminance": 0.15696
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#646E8A
secondary
#AFAA9B
accent
#A56FB9
background
#F8F9FA
surface
#F0F2F4
border
#CBCCCE
text
#0D0D10
muted
#7D7E7F