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#5d6fc0 color: Gladiola Blue

#5d6fc0 is rgb(93, 111, 192) in RGB and oklch(56.533% 0.12675 272.323) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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229°
100%

56.5%
0.127
272°
  • Indigo
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • sky-600
  • Black 25%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.67:1Readable · AA
Lc -78
Black text
4.50:1Readable · AA
Lc 32

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About #5d6fc0

#5d6fc0 is a soft indigo color. In OKLCH it has 56.5% lightness, 0.127 chroma and a hue of 272°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.67:1 contrast and black text 4.5:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Gladiola Blue (#6370b6). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-600.

More medium indigo colors

Lighter: #5d6fc0 mixed with white

  1. 5d6fc0
  2. 6c7dc7
  3. 7b8cce
  4. 8a9ad5
  5. 9aa8db
  6. aab6e2
  7. bac5e8
  8. cbd3ee
  9. dce2f4
  10. edf0f9

Darker: #5d6fc0 mixed with black

  1. 5d6fc0
  2. 5060a7
  3. 43518e
  4. 374276
  5. 2a345f
  6. 1f2749
  7. 141a34
  8. 0a0e20
  9. 03040e
  10. 000102

Calmer: #5d6fc0 with less saturation

  1. 5d6fc0
  2. 5f70b9
  3. 6271b2
  4. 6472aa
  5. 6673a3
  6. 69749c
  7. 6b7594
  8. 6e758d
  9. 717585
  10. 73767e

Questions about #5d6fc0

What color is #5d6fc0?

#5d6fc0 is soft indigo. The closest named color is Gladiola Blue. In RGB it is rgb(93, 111, 192), in HSL hsl(229.09, 44%, 55.88%) and in OKLCH oklch(56.533% 0.12675 272.323).

What colors go well with #5d6fc0?

The complementary color of #5d6fc0 is #907200. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #197dba and #8562b3. The triadic partners are #b45644 and #2b8b50.

Is white or black text more readable on #5d6fc0?

White text reads better on #5d6fc0: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.67:1 and black gives 4.5:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #5d6fc0 a warm or cool color?

#5d6fc0 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 272 degrees, its lightness 56.5% and its chroma 0.127.