Palettes / Colors / #646ABE

#646ABE — Muted Blue

#646ABE is a blue color we call Muted Blue, closest to the named color SlateBlue (#6A5ACD). It belongs to the blue family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: slateblue (#6A5ACD) — not an exact match. CSS slateblue gives you #6A5ACD, a different color; use #646ABE 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.

#646ABE 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 #BEB864; it also sits naturally between #6497BE and #8B64BE. 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 42% · Blue 75%

Cyan 47% · Magenta 44% · Yellow 0% · Key 25%

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

Previews

CSS code for #646ABE

.text { color: #646ABE; }
.background { background-color: #646ABE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #646ABE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(100, 106, 190); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(236, 41%, 57%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #646ABE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(100, 106, 190, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #646ABE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(100, 106, 190, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#646ABE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#646ABE">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #BEB864:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #646ABE: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #646ABE

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 #646ABE 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 #646ABE 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

← #646ABD  ·  #646ABF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #646ABE?

#646ABE is Muted Blue, a blue color (RGB 100, 106, 190). Its closest standard named color is SlateBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #646ABE?

#646ABE is RGB 100, 106, 190 — HSL 236°, 41%, 57% — CMYK 47%, 44%, 0%, 25%.

What colors go with #646ABE?

Its complement is #BEB864; analogous partners are #6497BE and #8B64BE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #646ABE for text?

White text on #646ABE has a contrast ratio of 4.83:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 4.35:1.