Palettes / Colors / #648596

#648596 — Dusty Blue

#648596 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 #648596 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.

#648596 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 #967564; it also sits naturally between #64968E and #646C96. 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 52% · Blue 59%

Cyan 33% · Magenta 11% · Yellow 0% · Key 41%

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

Previews

CSS code for #648596

.text { color: #648596; }
.background { background-color: #648596; }
.border { border: 3px solid #648596; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(100, 133, 150); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(200, 20%, 49%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #648596; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(100, 133, 150, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #648596; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(100, 133, 150, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#648596">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#648596">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #967564:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #648596: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #648596

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 #648596 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 #648596 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 #648596?

#648596 is Dusty Blue, a blue color (RGB 100, 133, 150). Its closest standard named color is SlateGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #648596?

#648596 is RGB 100, 133, 150 — HSL 200°, 20%, 49% — CMYK 33%, 11%, 0%, 41%.

What colors go with #648596?

Its complement is #967564; analogous partners are #64968E and #646C96. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #648596 for text?

Black text on #648596 has a contrast ratio of 5.34:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.93:1.