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#515caa color: Chinese Bellflower

#515caa is rgb(81, 92, 170) in RGB and oklch(50.431% 0.12364 275.028) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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233°
100%

50.4%
0.124
275°
  • Indigo
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Denim
  • sky-700
  • Black 33%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.07:1Readable · AA
Lc -85
Black text
3.46:1Hard to read
Lc 24

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About #515caa

#515caa is a soft indigo color. In OKLCH it has 50.4% lightness, 0.124 chroma and a hue of 275°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.07:1 contrast and black text 3.46:1, 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: #515caa mixed with white

  1. 515caa
  2. 606cb3
  3. 707cbc
  4. 808cc5
  5. 919cce
  6. a3acd6
  7. b5bcdf
  8. c7cde7
  9. d9ddef
  10. eceef7

Darker: #515caa mixed with black

  1. 515caa
  2. 454f93
  3. 3a427d
  4. 2f3668
  5. 242a53
  6. 1a1f3f
  7. 10142d
  8. 070a1b
  9. 02030b
  10. 000001

Calmer: #515caa with less saturation

  1. 515caa
  2. 535da3
  3. 545f9d
  4. 566096
  5. 58618f
  6. 5a6288
  7. 5c6381
  8. 5e637a
  9. 606473
  10. 62646c

Questions about #515caa

What color is #515caa?

#515caa is soft indigo. The closest named color is Chinese Bellflower. In RGB it is rgb(81, 92, 170), in HSL hsl(232.58, 35.46%, 49.22%) and in OKLCH oklch(50.431% 0.12364 275.028).

What colors go well with #515caa?

The complementary color of #515caa is #7b6200. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #0969a6 and #754f9c. The triadic partners are #9e4630 and #037844.

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

White text reads better on #515caa: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.07:1 and black gives 3.46:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #515caa a warm or cool color?

#515caa is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 275 degrees, its lightness 50.4% and its chroma 0.124.