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#606dbc color: Gladiola Blue

#606dbc is rgb(96, 109, 188) in RGB and oklch(56.087% 0.12281 274.696) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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232°
100%

56.1%
0.123
275°
  • Indigo
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • slate-500
  • Black 26%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.76:1Readable · AA
Lc -78
Black text
4.41:1Hard to read
Lc 31

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About #606dbc

#606dbc is a soft indigo color. In OKLCH it has 56.1% lightness, 0.123 chroma and a hue of 275°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.76:1 contrast and black text 4.41:1, 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: #606dbc mixed with white

  1. 606dbc
  2. 6e7bc3
  3. 7d8acb
  4. 8c98d2
  5. 9ca7d9
  6. abb5e0
  7. bcc4e6
  8. ccd2ed
  9. dde1f3
  10. eef0f9

Darker: #606dbc mixed with black

  1. 606dbc
  2. 525ea3
  3. 454f8b
  4. 384173
  5. 2c335d
  6. 202647
  7. 151932
  8. 0a0d1f
  9. 03040d
  10. 000102

Calmer: #606dbc with less saturation

  1. 606dbc
  2. 626eb5
  3. 646fae
  4. 6671a7
  5. 6871a0
  6. 6a7299
  7. 6c7392
  8. 6e738b
  9. 707484
  10. 72747c

Questions about #606dbc

What color is #606dbc?

#606dbc is soft indigo. The closest named color is Gladiola Blue. In RGB it is rgb(96, 109, 188), in HSL hsl(231.52, 40.71%, 55.69%) and in OKLCH oklch(56.087% 0.12281 274.696).

What colors go well with #606dbc?

The complementary color of #606dbc is #8c7200. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #257ab7 and #8560ae. The triadic partners are #b15741 and #278953.

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

White text reads better on #606dbc: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.76:1 and black gives 4.41:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #606dbc a warm or cool color?

#606dbc is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 275 degrees, its lightness 56.1% and its chroma 0.123.