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#515aa8 color: Chinese Bellflower

#515aa8 is rgb(81, 90, 168) in RGB and oklch(49.891% 0.12348 276.012) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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234°
100%

49.9%
0.123
276°
  • Indigo
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Denim
  • sky-700
  • Black 34%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.22:1Readable · AA
Lc -86
Black text
3.38:1Hard to read
Lc 23

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About #515aa8

#515aa8 is a soft dark indigo color. In OKLCH it has 49.9% lightness, 0.123 chroma and a hue of 276°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.22:1 contrast and black text 3.38:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Chinese Bellflower (#4d5aaf). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-700.

More dark indigo colors

Lighter: #515aa8 mixed with white

  1. 515aa8
  2. 606ab1
  3. 707abb
  4. 808ac4
  5. 919bcd
  6. a3abd5
  7. b4bcde
  8. c7cce6
  9. d9ddef
  10. eceef7

Darker: #515aa8 mixed with black

  1. 515aa8
  2. 454d92
  3. 3a417c
  4. 2f3567
  5. 242952
  6. 1a1e3f
  7. 10132c
  8. 07091a
  9. 02030a
  10. 000001

Calmer: #515aa8 with less saturation

  1. 515aa8
  2. 525ca1
  3. 545d9b
  4. 565e94
  5. 575f8d
  6. 596086
  7. 5b617f
  8. 5d6178
  9. 5f6271
  10. 61626a

Questions about #515aa8

What color is #515aa8?

#515aa8 is soft dark indigo. The closest named color is Chinese Bellflower. In RGB it is rgb(81, 90, 168), in HSL hsl(233.79, 34.94%, 48.82%) and in OKLCH oklch(49.891% 0.12348 276.012).

What colors go well with #515aa8?

The complementary color of #515aa8 is #786100. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #0d67a4 and #754e9a. The triadic partners are #9c442d and #007744.

Is white or black text more readable on #515aa8?

White text reads better on #515aa8: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.22:1 and black gives 3.38:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #515aa8 a warm or cool color?

#515aa8 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 276 degrees, its lightness 49.9% and its chroma 0.123.