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#515693 color: Onion Skin Blue

#515693 is rgb(81, 86, 147) in RGB and oklch(47.754% 0.09781 278.454) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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235°
100%

47.8%
0.098
278°
  • Indigo
  • Dark
  • Muted
  • Cool
  • ≈ Denim
  • slate-600
  • Black 42%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.77:1Readable · AA
Lc -88
Black text
3.10:1Hard to read
Lc 21

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About #515693

#515693 is a muted dark indigo color. In OKLCH it has 47.8% lightness, 0.098 chroma and a hue of 278°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.77:1 contrast and black text 3.1:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Onion Skin Blue (#4c5692). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is slate-600.

More dark indigo colors

Lighter: #515693 mixed with white

  1. 515693
  2. 60669e
  3. 7076a9
  4. 8187b4
  5. 9297bf
  6. a3a8ca
  7. b5b9d4
  8. c7cadf
  9. d9dcea
  10. ecedf4

Darker: #515693 mixed with black

  1. 515693
  2. 454a7f
  3. 3a3e6c
  4. 2f3259
  5. 242747
  6. 1a1c36
  7. 101225
  8. 070816
  9. 020208
  10. 000001

Calmer: #515693 with less saturation

  1. 515693
  2. 52578e
  3. 535889
  4. 545983
  5. 555a7e
  6. 565a79
  7. 585b73
  8. 595c6e
  9. 5a5c68
  10. 5b5c63

Questions about #515693

What color is #515693?

#515693 is muted dark indigo. The closest named color is Onion Skin Blue. In RGB it is rgb(81, 86, 147), in HSL hsl(235.45, 28.95%, 44.71%) and in OKLCH oklch(47.754% 0.09781 278.454).

What colors go well with #515693?

The complementary color of #515693 is #6b5d03. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #2a6091 and #6d4c87. The triadic partners are #8b4732 and #1d6d48.

Is white or black text more readable on #515693?

White text reads better on #515693: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.77:1 and black gives 3.1:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #515693 a warm or cool color?

#515693 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 278 degrees, its lightness 47.8% and its chroma 0.098.