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#605ea2 color: Giant Onion

#605ea2 is rgb(96, 94, 162) in RGB and oklch(51.498% 0.10594 283.359) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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242°
100%

51.5%
0.106
283°
  • Indigo
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Denim
  • slate-500
  • Black 36%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
5.80:1Readable · AA
Lc -84
Black text
3.62:1Hard to read
Lc 25

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About #605ea2

#605ea2 is a soft indigo color. In OKLCH it has 51.5% lightness, 0.106 chroma and a hue of 283°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast and black text 3.62:1, 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: #605ea2 mixed with white

  1. 605ea2
  2. 6e6dac
  3. 7d7db5
  4. 8c8dbf
  5. 9b9dc8
  6. abadd2
  7. bbbddb
  8. cccde4
  9. dddded
  10. eeeef6

Darker: #605ea2 mixed with black

  1. 605ea2
  2. 52518c
  3. 454477
  4. 383763
  5. 2c2b4f
  6. 201f3c
  7. 15142a
  8. 0a0a19
  9. 03030a
  10. 000001

Calmer: #605ea2 with less saturation

  1. 605ea2
  2. 605f9c
  3. 616197
  4. 626291
  5. 62638b
  6. 636485
  7. 646580
  8. 65657a
  9. 656674
  10. 66676e

Questions about #605ea2

What color is #605ea2?

#605ea2 is soft indigo. The closest named color is Giant Onion. In RGB it is rgb(96, 94, 162), in HSL hsl(241.76, 26.77%, 50.2%) and in OKLCH oklch(51.498% 0.10594 283.359).

What colors go well with #605ea2?

The complementary color of #605ea2 is #736907. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #3869a3 and #7d5492. The triadic partners are #995132 and #117a56.

Is white or black text more readable on #605ea2?

White text reads better on #605ea2: white gives a contrast ratio of 5.8:1 and black gives 3.62:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #605ea2 a warm or cool color?

#605ea2 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 283 degrees, its lightness 51.5% and its chroma 0.106.