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#606cba color: Gladiola Blue

#606cba is rgb(96, 108, 186) in RGB and oklch(55.764% 0.12126 275.162) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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232°
100%

55.8%
0.121
275°
  • Indigo
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • slate-500
  • Black 27%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.83:1Readable · AA
Lc -79
Black text
4.35:1Hard to read
Lc 31

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About #606cba

#606cba is a soft indigo color. In OKLCH it has 55.8% lightness, 0.121 chroma and a hue of 275°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.83:1 contrast and black text 4.35:1, 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: #606cba mixed with white

  1. 606cba
  2. 6e7bc2
  3. 7d89c9
  4. 8c97d0
  5. 9ba6d7
  6. abb5de
  7. bcc3e5
  8. ccd2ec
  9. dde1f2
  10. eef0f9

Darker: #606cba mixed with black

  1. 606cba
  2. 525da1
  3. 454e89
  4. 384072
  5. 2c325c
  6. 202546
  7. 151932
  8. 0a0d1e
  9. 03040d
  10. 000002

Calmer: #606cba with less saturation

  1. 606cba
  2. 626db3
  3. 636eac
  4. 6570a6
  5. 67709f
  6. 697198
  7. 6b7291
  8. 6d728a
  9. 6f7382
  10. 71737b

Questions about #606cba

What color is #606cba?

#606cba is soft indigo. The closest named color is Gladiola Blue. In RGB it is rgb(96, 108, 186), in HSL hsl(232, 39.47%, 55.29%) and in OKLCH oklch(55.764% 0.12126 275.162).

What colors go well with #606cba?

The complementary color of #606cba is #8a7200. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #2779b6 and #855fac. The triadic partners are #af5640 and #268853.

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

White text reads better on #606cba: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.83:1 and black gives 4.35:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #606cba a warm or cool color?

#606cba is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 275 degrees, its lightness 55.8% and its chroma 0.121.