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#606eb3 color: Loch Ness

#606eb3 is rgb(96, 110, 179) in RGB and oklch(55.777% 0.10833 273.705) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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230°
100%

55.8%
0.108
274°
  • Indigo
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • slate-500
  • Black 30%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.80:1Readable · AA
Lc -79
Black text
4.38:1Hard to read
Lc 31

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About #606eb3

#606eb3 is a soft indigo color. In OKLCH it has 55.8% lightness, 0.108 chroma and a hue of 274°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast and black text 4.38:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Loch Ness (#5f6db0). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is slate-500.

More medium indigo colors

Lighter: #606eb3 mixed with white

  1. 606eb3
  2. 6e7cbb
  3. 7d8ac3
  4. 8c99cb
  5. 9ca7d3
  6. acb5da
  7. bcc4e2
  8. ccd2e9
  9. dde1f1
  10. eef0f8

Darker: #606eb3 mixed with black

  1. 606eb3
  2. 525f9b
  3. 455084
  4. 38416e
  5. 2c3358
  6. 202643
  7. 15192f
  8. 0a0e1d
  9. 03040c
  10. 000101

Calmer: #606eb3 with less saturation

  1. 606eb3
  2. 626fad
  3. 6470a7
  4. 6671a1
  5. 67719a
  6. 697294
  7. 6b728e
  8. 6d7387
  9. 6f7381
  10. 72737a

Questions about #606eb3

What color is #606eb3?

#606eb3 is soft indigo. The closest named color is Loch Ness. In RGB it is rgb(96, 110, 179), in HSL hsl(229.88, 35.32%, 53.92%) and in OKLCH oklch(55.777% 0.10833 273.705).

What colors go well with #606eb3?

The complementary color of #606eb3 is #897213. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #327aae and #8163a7. The triadic partners are #aa5a48 and #388655.

Is white or black text more readable on #606eb3?

White text reads better on #606eb3: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.8:1 and black gives 4.38:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #606eb3 a warm or cool color?

#606eb3 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 274 degrees, its lightness 55.8% and its chroma 0.108.