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#606fb9 color: Gladiola Blue

#606fb9 is rgb(96, 111, 185) in RGB and oklch(56.326% 0.11577 273.475) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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230°
100%

56.3%
0.116
273°
  • Indigo
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • slate-500
  • Black 27%

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 #606fb9

#606fb9 is a soft indigo color. In OKLCH it has 56.3% lightness, 0.116 chroma and a hue of 273°.

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: #606fb9 mixed with white

  1. 606fb9
  2. 6e7dc1
  3. 7d8bc8
  4. 8c99cf
  5. 9ca8d7
  6. acb6de
  7. bcc4e5
  8. ccd3eb
  9. dde1f2
  10. eef0f9

Darker: #606fb9 mixed with black

  1. 606fb9
  2. 5260a0
  3. 455189
  4. 384271
  5. 2c345b
  6. 202746
  7. 151a31
  8. 0a0e1e
  9. 03040d
  10. 000102

Calmer: #606fb9 with less saturation

  1. 606fb9
  2. 6270b2
  3. 6471ac
  4. 6672a5
  5. 68739f
  6. 6a7398
  7. 6c7491
  8. 6f748a
  9. 717583
  10. 73757c

Questions about #606fb9

What color is #606fb9?

#606fb9 is soft indigo. The closest named color is Gladiola Blue. In RGB it is rgb(96, 111, 185), in HSL hsl(229.89, 38.86%, 55.1%) and in OKLCH oklch(56.326% 0.11577 273.475).

What colors go well with #606fb9?

The complementary color of #606fb9 is #8c7300. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #2b7cb4 and #8463ad. The triadic partners are #af5947 and #338954.

Is white or black text more readable on #606fb9?

White text reads better on #606fb9: 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 #606fb9 a warm or cool color?

#606fb9 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 273 degrees, its lightness 56.3% and its chroma 0.116.