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#515ca8 color: Chinese Bellflower

#515ca8 is rgb(81, 92, 168) in RGB and oklch(50.303% 0.12071 275.004) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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232°
100%

50.3%
0.121
275°
  • Indigo
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Denim
  • sky-700
  • Black 34%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.09:1Readable · AA
Lc -85
Black text
3.45:1Hard to read
Lc 24

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About #515ca8

#515ca8 is a soft indigo color. In OKLCH it has 50.3% lightness, 0.121 chroma and a hue of 275°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.09:1 contrast and black text 3.45:1, so white text reads better.

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

More medium indigo colors

Lighter: #515ca8 mixed with white

  1. 515ca8
  2. 606cb1
  3. 707cbb
  4. 818cc4
  5. 919ccd
  6. a3acd5
  7. b5bcde
  8. c7cde6
  9. d9ddef
  10. eceef7

Darker: #515ca8 mixed with black

  1. 515ca8
  2. 454f92
  3. 3a427c
  4. 2f3667
  5. 242a52
  6. 1a1f3f
  7. 10142c
  8. 070a1a
  9. 02030a
  10. 000001

Calmer: #515ca8 with less saturation

  1. 515ca8
  2. 535da1
  3. 545f9b
  4. 566094
  5. 58618e
  6. 5a6287
  7. 5c6280
  8. 5e6379
  9. 606372
  10. 62646b

Questions about #515ca8

What color is #515ca8?

#515ca8 is soft indigo. The closest named color is Chinese Bellflower. In RGB it is rgb(81, 92, 168), in HSL hsl(232.41, 34.94%, 48.82%) and in OKLCH oklch(50.303% 0.12071 275.004).

What colors go well with #515ca8?

The complementary color of #515ca8 is #7a6200. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #1069a4 and #74509b. The triadic partners are #9d4631 and #0c7844.

Is white or black text more readable on #515ca8?

White text reads better on #515ca8: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.09:1 and black gives 3.45:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #515ca8 a warm or cool color?

#515ca8 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 275 degrees, its lightness 50.3% and its chroma 0.121.