Skip to the color picker

#608ec6 color: Provence

#608ec6 is rgb(96, 142, 198) in RGB and oklch(63.706% 0.09861 253.987) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

Read as HEX

213°
100%

63.7%
0.099
254°
  • Blue
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • cyan-600
  • Black 22%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.40:1Hard to read
Lc -67
Black text
6.18:1Readable · AA
Lc 43

Shades

From lightest to darkest. Click a shade to use it.

Harmonies

Open as palette

Recent

Colors you stop on or copy appear here. They stay on this device.

About #608ec6

#608ec6 is a soft blue color. In OKLCH it has 63.7% lightness, 0.099 chroma and a hue of 254°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.4:1 contrast and black text 6.18:1, 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: #608ec6 mixed with white

  1. 608ec6
  2. 7099cc
  3. 7fa4d2
  4. 8fb0d8
  5. 9ebbde
  6. aec6e4
  7. bed1e9
  8. ceddef
  9. dee8f4
  10. eff4fa

Darker: #608ec6 mixed with black

  1. 608ec6
  2. 527bac
  3. 456892
  4. 38567a
  5. 2c4462
  6. 20344b
  7. 152435
  8. 0a1521
  9. 03070e
  10. 000102

Calmer: #608ec6 with less saturation

  1. 608ec6
  2. 658ec0
  3. 6a8ebb
  4. 6e8eb5
  5. 738eaf
  6. 778da9
  7. 7b8da3
  8. 7f8d9d
  9. 838c97
  10. 878c91

Questions about #608ec6

What color is #608ec6?

#608ec6 is soft blue. The closest named color is Provence. In RGB it is rgb(96, 142, 198), in HSL hsl(212.94, 47.22%, 57.65%) and in OKLCH oklch(63.706% 0.09861 253.987).

What colors go well with #608ec6?

The complementary color of #608ec6 is #af8242. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #3a98b7 and #8483c5. The triadic partners are #bf7179 and #72985a.

Is white or black text more readable on #608ec6?

White text reads better on #608ec6: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.4:1 and black gives 6.18:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #608ec6 a warm or cool color?

#608ec6 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 254 degrees, its lightness 63.7% and its chroma 0.099.