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#608dc5 color: Provence

#608dc5 is rgb(96, 141, 197) in RGB and oklch(63.435% 0.09822 254.458) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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213°
100%

63.4%
0.098
254°
  • Blue
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • cyan-600
  • Black 23%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.43:1Hard to read
Lc -67
Black text
6.11:1Readable · AA
Lc 42

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About #608dc5

#608dc5 is a soft blue color. In OKLCH it has 63.4% lightness, 0.098 chroma and a hue of 254°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.43:1 contrast and black text 6.11:1, 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: #608dc5 mixed with white

  1. 608dc5
  2. 7098cb
  3. 7fa4d1
  4. 8fafd7
  5. 9ebadd
  6. aec5e3
  7. bed1e9
  8. cedcef
  9. dee8f4
  10. eff3fa

Darker: #608dc5 mixed with black

  1. 608dc5
  2. 527aab
  3. 456792
  4. 385579
  5. 2c4461
  6. 20334b
  7. 152335
  8. 0a1421
  9. 03070e
  10. 000102

Calmer: #608dc5 with less saturation

  1. 608dc5
  2. 658dbf
  3. 698dba
  4. 6e8db4
  5. 728dae
  6. 768ca8
  7. 7b8ca2
  8. 7f8c9c
  9. 838b96
  10. 868b90

Questions about #608dc5

What color is #608dc5?

#608dc5 is soft blue. The closest named color is Provence. In RGB it is rgb(96, 141, 197), in HSL hsl(213.27, 46.54%, 57.45%) and in OKLCH oklch(63.435% 0.09822 254.458).

What colors go well with #608dc5?

The complementary color of #608dc5 is #ae8141. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #3a97b7 and #8482c4. The triadic partners are #be7178 and #71985a.

Is white or black text more readable on #608dc5?

White text reads better on #608dc5: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.43:1 and black gives 6.11:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #608dc5 a warm or cool color?

#608dc5 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 254 degrees, its lightness 63.4% and its chroma 0.098.