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#605ca3 color: Giant Onion

#605ca3 is rgb(96, 92, 163) in RGB and oklch(51.153% 0.11046 284.338) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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243°
100%

51.2%
0.110
284°
  • Indigo
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Denim
  • slate-500
  • Black 36%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
5.90:1Readable · AA
Lc -85
Black text
3.56:1Hard to read
Lc 25

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About #605ca3

#605ca3 is a soft indigo color. In OKLCH it has 51.2% lightness, 0.11 chroma and a hue of 284°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast and black text 3.56:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Giant Onion (#665d9e). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is slate-500.

More medium indigo colors

Lighter: #605ca3 mixed with white

  1. 605ca3
  2. 6e6cad
  3. 7d7cb6
  4. 8c8bc0
  5. 9b9bc9
  6. abacd2
  7. bbbcdb
  8. cccce4
  9. dddded
  10. eeeef6

Darker: #605ca3 mixed with black

  1. 605ca3
  2. 524f8d
  3. 454278
  4. 383663
  5. 2c2a4f
  6. 201f3c
  7. 15142a
  8. 0a0a19
  9. 03030a
  10. 000001

Calmer: #605ca3 with less saturation

  1. 605ca3
  2. 605e9d
  3. 615f97
  4. 616091
  5. 62618b
  6. 626285
  7. 63637f
  8. 646479
  9. 656573
  10. 65666d

Questions about #605ca3

What color is #605ca3?

#605ca3 is soft indigo. The closest named color is Giant Onion. In RGB it is rgb(96, 92, 163), in HSL hsl(243.38, 27.84%, 50%) and in OKLCH oklch(51.153% 0.11046 284.338).

What colors go well with #605ca3?

The complementary color of #605ca3 is #716900. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #3668a4 and #7e5192. The triadic partners are #994f2c and #007a56.

Is white or black text more readable on #605ca3?

White text reads better on #605ca3: white gives a contrast ratio of 5.9:1 and black gives 3.56:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #605ca3 a warm or cool color?

#605ca3 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 284 degrees, its lightness 51.2% and its chroma 0.11.