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#606cb9 color: Gladiola Blue

#606cb9 is rgb(96, 108, 185) in RGB and oklch(55.705% 0.1198 275.135) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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232°
100%

55.7%
0.120
275°
  • Indigo
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • slate-500
  • Black 27%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.84:1Readable · AA
Lc -79
Black text
4.34:1Hard to read
Lc 31

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About #606cb9

#606cb9 is a soft indigo color. In OKLCH it has 55.7% lightness, 0.12 chroma and a hue of 275°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.84:1 contrast and black text 4.34:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Gladiola Blue (#6370b6). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is slate-500.

More medium indigo colors

Lighter: #606cb9 mixed with white

  1. 606cb9
  2. 6e7ac1
  3. 7d89c8
  4. 8c97d0
  5. 9ca6d7
  6. abb5de
  7. bcc3e5
  8. ccd2ec
  9. dde1f2
  10. eef0f9

Darker: #606cb9 mixed with black

  1. 606cb9
  2. 525da0
  3. 454e89
  4. 384071
  5. 2c325b
  6. 202546
  7. 151931
  8. 0a0d1e
  9. 03040d
  10. 000002

Calmer: #606cb9 with less saturation

  1. 606cb9
  2. 626db2
  3. 636eac
  4. 656fa5
  5. 67709e
  6. 697197
  7. 6b7290
  8. 6d7289
  9. 6f7382
  10. 71737b

Questions about #606cb9

What color is #606cb9?

#606cb9 is soft indigo. The closest named color is Gladiola Blue. In RGB it is rgb(96, 108, 185), in HSL hsl(231.91, 38.86%, 55.1%) and in OKLCH oklch(55.705% 0.1198 275.135).

What colors go well with #606cb9?

The complementary color of #606cb9 is #8a7200. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #2979b5 and #8460ab. The triadic partners are #ae5741 and #288854.

Is white or black text more readable on #606cb9?

White text reads better on #606cb9: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.84:1 and black gives 4.34:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #606cb9 a warm or cool color?

#606cb9 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 275 degrees, its lightness 55.7% and its chroma 0.12.