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#605fa6 color: Blue Iris

#605fa6 is rgb(96, 95, 166) in RGB and oklch(51.935% 0.11038 282.493) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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241°
100%

51.9%
0.110
282°
  • Indigo
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Denim
  • slate-500
  • Black 35%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
5.70:1Readable · AA
Lc -84
Black text
3.68:1Hard to read
Lc 26

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About #605fa6

#605fa6 is a soft indigo color. In OKLCH it has 51.9% lightness, 0.11 chroma and a hue of 282°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast and black text 3.68:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Blue Iris (#6264a6). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is slate-500.

More medium indigo colors

Lighter: #605fa6 mixed with white

  1. 605fa6
  2. 6e6eaf
  3. 7d7eb9
  4. 8c8ec2
  5. 9b9dcb
  6. abadd4
  7. bbbddd
  8. cccde5
  9. dddeee
  10. eeeef7

Darker: #605fa6 mixed with black

  1. 605fa6
  2. 525290
  3. 45447a
  4. 383865
  5. 2c2c51
  6. 20203e
  7. 15152b
  8. 0a0a1a
  9. 03030a
  10. 000001

Calmer: #605fa6 with less saturation

  1. 605fa6
  2. 6160a0
  3. 61629a
  4. 626394
  5. 63648e
  6. 646588
  7. 646682
  8. 65677c
  9. 666775
  10. 67686f

Questions about #605fa6

What color is #605fa6?

#605fa6 is soft indigo. The closest named color is Blue Iris. In RGB it is rgb(96, 95, 166), in HSL hsl(240.85, 28.51%, 51.18%) and in OKLCH oklch(51.935% 0.11038 282.493).

What colors go well with #605fa6?

The complementary color of #605fa6 is #756a00. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #356ba6 and #7e5496. The triadic partners are #9c5131 and #0a7c55.

Is white or black text more readable on #605fa6?

White text reads better on #605fa6: white gives a contrast ratio of 5.7:1 and black gives 3.68:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #605fa6 a warm or cool color?

#605fa6 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 282 degrees, its lightness 51.9% and its chroma 0.11.