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#646ABB

#646abb ≈ Slate Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#646abb is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 39.22% red, 41.57% green and 73.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 46.52% cyan, 43.32% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 235.86°, with 39.01% saturation and 56.27% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with trust, stability and focus. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.86:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Slate Blue (#6a5acd), ΔE 6.51.

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Web safe#6666cc
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Relative luminance0.1661

Complementary

  1. #646abb
  2. #bbb564

Split complementary

  1. #646abb
  2. #bb8964
  3. #95bb64

Analogous

  1. #6495bb
  2. #646abb
  3. #8964bb

Triadic

  1. #646abb
  2. #bb646a
  3. #6abb64

Tetradic

  1. #646abb
  2. #b564bb
  3. #bbb564
  4. #6abb64

Square

  1. #646abb
  2. #bb6495
  3. #bbb564
  4. #64bb89

Monochromatic

  1. #292c5d
  2. #404692
  3. #646abb
  4. #999dd2
  5. #ced0ea

Shades

#646abb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #646abb
  2. #5a5fa8
  3. #505596
  4. #464a83
  5. #3c4070
  6. #32355e
  7. #282a4b
  8. #1e2038
  9. #141525
  10. #0a0b13
  11. #000000

Tints

#646abb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #646abb
  2. #7479c2
  3. #8388c9
  4. #9397cf
  5. #a2a6d6
  6. #b2b5dd
  7. #c1c3e4
  8. #d1d2eb
  9. #e0e1f1
  10. #f0f0f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#646abb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #646abb
  2. #676cb5
  3. #6a6eaf
  4. #6c71a9
  5. #6f73a3
  6. #72759e
  7. #757798
  8. #787992
  9. #7a7c8c
  10. #7d7e86
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.86:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.32:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #717171 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6c6e95 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4a75be ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #446eb9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #457b89 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5671bd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #536cba ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #5374a0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-646abb {
  color: #646abb;
}
Background
.bg-646abb {
  background-color: #646abb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-646abb {
  border: 2px solid #646abb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #646abb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 100 106 187;
  --color-primary-hsl: 236 39% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-646abb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #646abb, #8964bb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-646abb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(100 106 187 / 0.35);
}

#6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 6.51 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 7.28 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 8.64 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 8.72 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 9.25 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 9.26 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 9.44 #9b9544 Inverted #717171 Grayscale 

Slate Blue
#646abb  rgb(100, 106, 187)  hsl(236, 39%, 56%)  Slate Blue
#bbb564  rgb(187, 181, 100)  hsl(56, 39%, 56%)  Dark Khaki
#bb646a  rgb(187, 100, 106)  hsl(356, 39%, 56%)  Rose Gold
#6abb64  rgb(106, 187, 100)  hsl(116, 39%, 56%)  Mantis