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#609af3 color: Guilliman Blue

#609af3 is rgb(96, 154, 243) in RGB and oklch(68.652% 0.14546 258.696) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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216°
100%

68.7%
0.145
259°
  • Blue
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Azure
  • blue-400
  • Black 5%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.83:1Hard to read
Lc -59
Black text
7.41:1Readable · AA
Lc 50

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About #609af3

#609af3 is a bright blue color. In OKLCH it has 68.7% lightness, 0.145 chroma and a hue of 259°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.83:1 contrast and black text 7.41:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Guilliman Blue (#6495ed). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is blue-400.

More medium blue colors

Lighter: #609af3 mixed with white

  1. 609af3
  2. 70a5f5
  3. 80aff7
  4. 90b9f9
  5. 9fc3fa
  6. afcdfc
  7. bfd7fd
  8. cfe1fe
  9. dfebfe
  10. eff5ff

Darker: #609af3 mixed with black

  1. 609af3
  2. 5285d3
  3. 4571b4
  4. 385e97
  5. 2c4b7a
  6. 20395e
  7. 152744
  8. 0a172b
  9. 030914
  10. 000103

Calmer: #609af3 with less saturation

  1. 609af3
  2. 679bea
  3. 6d9be2
  4. 739bd9
  5. 799cd0
  6. 7f9cc8
  7. 859cbf
  8. 8a9bb6
  9. 909bad
  10. 959ba3

Questions about #609af3

What color is #609af3?

#609af3 is bright blue. The closest named color is Guilliman Blue. In RGB it is rgb(96, 154, 243), in HSL hsl(216.33, 85.96%, 66.47%) and in OKLCH oklch(68.652% 0.14546 258.696).

What colors go well with #609af3?

The complementary color of #609af3 is #ca8d00. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #00aae1 and #9889ee. The triadic partners are #e67177 and #69af53.

Is white or black text more readable on #609af3?

Black text reads better on #609af3: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.83:1 and black gives 7.41:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #609af3 a warm or cool color?

#609af3 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 259 degrees, its lightness 68.7% and its chroma 0.145.