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#606fb3 color: Gladiola Blue

#606fb3 is rgb(96, 111, 179) in RGB and oklch(55.987% 0.10699 273.071) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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229°
100%

56%
0.107
273°
  • Indigo
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • slate-500
  • Black 30%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.75:1Readable · AA
Lc -78
Black text
4.42:1Hard to read
Lc 31

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About #606fb3

#606fb3 is a soft indigo color. In OKLCH it has 56% lightness, 0.107 chroma and a hue of 273°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.75:1 contrast and black text 4.42:1, 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: #606fb3 mixed with white

  1. 606fb3
  2. 6e7dbb
  3. 7d8bc3
  4. 8c99cb
  5. 9ca7d3
  6. acb6da
  7. bcc4e2
  8. ccd3e9
  9. dde1f1
  10. eef0f8

Darker: #606fb3 mixed with black

  1. 606fb3
  2. 52609b
  3. 455184
  4. 38426e
  5. 2c3458
  6. 202743
  7. 151a2f
  8. 0a0e1d
  9. 03040c
  10. 000101

Calmer: #606fb3 with less saturation

  1. 606fb3
  2. 6270ad
  3. 6471a7
  4. 6671a1
  5. 68729b
  6. 6a7394
  7. 6c738e
  8. 6e7488
  9. 707481
  10. 72747b

Questions about #606fb3

What color is #606fb3?

#606fb3 is soft indigo. The closest named color is Gladiola Blue. In RGB it is rgb(96, 111, 179), in HSL hsl(229.16, 35.32%, 53.92%) and in OKLCH oklch(55.987% 0.10699 273.071).

What colors go well with #606fb3?

The complementary color of #606fb3 is #8a7217. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #327bae and #8164a8. The triadic partners are #aa5b4a and #3b8656.

Is white or black text more readable on #606fb3?

White text reads better on #606fb3: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.75:1 and black gives 4.42:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #606fb3 a warm or cool color?

#606fb3 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 273 degrees, its lightness 56% and its chroma 0.107.