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#608bc5 color: Provence

#608bc5 is rgb(96, 139, 197) in RGB and oklch(62.992% 0.1001 256.159) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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214°
100%

63%
0.100
256°
  • Blue
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • cyan-600
  • Black 23%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.50:1Hard to read
Lc -68
Black text
6.00:1Readable · AA
Lc 42

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About #608bc5

#608bc5 is a soft blue color. In OKLCH it has 63% lightness, 0.1 chroma and a hue of 256°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.5:1 contrast and black text 6:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Provence (#658dc6). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is cyan-600.

More medium blue colors

Lighter: #608bc5 mixed with white

  1. 608bc5
  2. 6f96cb
  3. 7fa2d1
  4. 8eadd7
  5. 9eb9dd
  6. aec4e3
  7. bed0e9
  8. cedcef
  9. dee7f4
  10. eef3fa

Darker: #608bc5 mixed with black

  1. 608bc5
  2. 5278ab
  3. 456692
  4. 385479
  5. 2c4361
  6. 20324b
  7. 152335
  8. 0a1421
  9. 03070e
  10. 000102

Calmer: #608bc5 with less saturation

  1. 608bc5
  2. 658bbf
  3. 698bb9
  4. 6d8bb3
  5. 728bae
  6. 768ba8
  7. 7a8ba2
  8. 7e8a9c
  9. 818a95
  10. 85898f

Questions about #608bc5

What color is #608bc5?

#608bc5 is soft blue. The closest named color is Provence. In RGB it is rgb(96, 139, 197), in HSL hsl(214.46, 46.54%, 57.45%) and in OKLCH oklch(62.992% 0.1001 256.159).

What colors go well with #608bc5?

The complementary color of #608bc5 is #ac803d. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #3895b7 and #8480c3. The triadic partners are #be6f74 and #6d9759.

Is white or black text more readable on #608bc5?

White text reads better on #608bc5: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.5:1 and black gives 6:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #608bc5 a warm or cool color?

#608bc5 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 256 degrees, its lightness 63% and its chroma 0.1.