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#606ebe color: Gladiola Blue

#606ebe is rgb(96, 110, 190) in RGB and oklch(56.411% 0.12436 274.245) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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231°
100%

56.4%
0.124
274°
  • Indigo
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • slate-500
  • Black 25%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.70:1Readable · AA
Lc -78
Black text
4.47:1Hard to read
Lc 32

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About #606ebe

#606ebe is a soft indigo color. In OKLCH it has 56.4% lightness, 0.124 chroma and a hue of 274°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast and black text 4.47:1, 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: #606ebe mixed with white

  1. 606ebe
  2. 6e7cc5
  3. 7d8bcc
  4. 8c99d3
  5. 9ca7da
  6. abb6e1
  7. bcc4e7
  8. ccd3ed
  9. dde1f3
  10. eef0f9

Darker: #606ebe mixed with black

  1. 606ebe
  2. 525fa5
  3. 45508c
  4. 384175
  5. 2c335e
  6. 202648
  7. 151933
  8. 0a0e1f
  9. 03040d
  10. 000102

Calmer: #606ebe with less saturation

  1. 606ebe
  2. 626fb7
  3. 6470b0
  4. 6672a9
  5. 6872a2
  6. 6a739b
  7. 6c7493
  8. 6f748c
  9. 717585
  10. 73757d

Questions about #606ebe

What color is #606ebe?

#606ebe is soft indigo. The closest named color is Gladiola Blue. In RGB it is rgb(96, 110, 190), in HSL hsl(231.06, 41.96%, 56.08%) and in OKLCH oklch(56.411% 0.12436 274.245).

What colors go well with #606ebe?

The complementary color of #606ebe is #8e7300. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #237cb9 and #8661b0. The triadic partners are #b25742 and #278a53.

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

White text reads better on #606ebe: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.7:1 and black gives 4.47:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #606ebe a warm or cool color?

#606ebe is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 274 degrees, its lightness 56.4% and its chroma 0.124.