#64899E
Closest named color: Steel (#738595). oklch(61% 0.052 233.6), rgb(100, 137, 158).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.61:1).
About this color
#64899E is a medium-dark, muted blue. In OKLCH its lightness is 61%, its chroma 0.052 and its hue 234°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Steel (#738595), ΔE 0.022 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.61:1.
| Hue family | Blues |
| Lightness | medium-dark (61%) |
| Chroma | muted (0.052) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Steel (#738595) |
| Black text | 5.61:1 |
| White text | 3.74:1 |
Values
| HEX | #64899E |
| RGB | rgb(100, 137, 158) |
| HSL | hsl(202, 23%, 51%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61% 0.052 233.6) |
Contrast
WCAG 2 contrast ratios are the conformance target: AA needs 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, AAA needs 7:1. APCA Lc values are supplementary guidance from the WCAG 3 drafts.
| Pair | WCAG 2 | Result | APCA | APCA guidance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White text on #64899E | 3.74:1 | AA large text | Lc -70.4 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #64899E | 5.61:1 | AA | Lc 39.2 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #64899E text on white | 3.74:1 | AA large text | Lc 64.9 | Content text, not long reading |
| #64899E text on black | 5.61:1 | AA | Lc -36.7 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
Tints and shades
A 50–950 scale built in OKLCH: the hue is held, lightness follows a Tailwind v4-like curve, and every step is kept inside the sRGB gamut. This color sits at step 500.
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Step 50
50
#F3F6F7
oklch(97.1% 0.003 219.5)
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Step 100
100
#E5EBEE
oklch(93.6% 0.008 228.9)
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Step 200
200
#D0DBE1
oklch(88.5% 0.015 231.2)
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Step 300
300
#B1C4CF
oklch(80.9% 0.026 233.1)
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Step 400
400
#88A5B6
oklch(70.6% 0.041 233.9)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#64899E
oklch(61% 0.052 233.6)
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Step 600
600
#517990
oklch(55.6% 0.057 234.4)
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Step 700
700
#42667A
oklch(49.1% 0.052 233.6)
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Step 800
800
#365363
oklch(42.6% 0.044 233.3)
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Step 900
900
#2F4551
oklch(37.7% 0.034 232.7)
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Step 950
950
#1C282F
oklch(26.9% 0.021 234.2)
#64899E with color blindness
Simulated with the Machado et al. (2009) model. ΔE is how far the color moves: below about 0.02 you would not notice a change.
| Vision | Seen as | Shift (ΔE) |
|---|---|---|
| Protanopia (no red cones) | #7F889F | 0.035 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #77819E | 0.032 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #508F90 | 0.039 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #848484 | 0.052 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #64899E
#64899E
oklch(61% 0.052 233.6)
- #9D7B66
#9D7B66
oklch(61% 0.052 53.2)
Analogous
Neighbouring hues, 30° either side.
Split complementary
The two hues beside the complement (150° and 210°).
Triadic
Three hues spaced 120° apart.
Palettes with this color
Curated palettes that contain a color within ΔE 0.04 (OKLab) of #64899E, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Steel #738595 ΔE 0.022
- Light Slate Gray #778899 ΔE 0.024
- Blue Grey #758DA3 ΔE 0.026
- Dusty Blue #5A86AD ΔE 0.029
- Slate Gray #708090 ΔE 0.030
- Steel Grey #6F828A ΔE 0.032
- Silver Lake Blue #778DA9 ΔE 0.032
- Off Blue #5684AE ΔE 0.036
Use #64899E in your product
Turn it into light and dark UI roles checked for contrast, then export to Tailwind v4, shadcn/ui, CSS or design tokens.