Palettes / Colors / #646293

#646293 — Dusty Blue

#646293 is a blue color we call Dusty Blue, closest to the named color SlateGray (#708090). It belongs to the blue family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: slategray (#708090) — not an exact match. CSS slategray gives you #708090, a different color; use #646293 when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#646293 is a cool blue color associated with trust, calm and professionalism. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #919362; it also sits naturally between #627993 and #7C6293. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 39% · Green 38% · Blue 58%

Cyan 32% · Magenta 33% · Yellow 0% · Key 42%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #646293

.text { color: #646293; }
.background { background-color: #646293; }
.border { border: 3px solid #646293; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(100, 98, 147); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(242, 20%, 48%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #646293; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(100, 98, 147, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #646293; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(100, 98, 147, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#646293">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#646293">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #919362:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #646293: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #646293

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #646293 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #646293 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #646293?

#646293 is Dusty Blue, a blue color (RGB 100, 98, 147). Its closest standard named color is SlateGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #646293?

#646293 is RGB 100, 98, 147 — HSL 242°, 20%, 48% — CMYK 32%, 33%, 0%, 42%.

What colors go with #646293?

Its complement is #919362; analogous partners are #627993 and #7C6293. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #646293 for text?

White text on #646293 has a contrast ratio of 5.66:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.71:1.