#609bbf color: Shakespeare
#609bbf is rgb(96, 155, 191) in RGB and oklch(66.319% 0.0817 236.606) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.
Read as HEX
- Ctrl Vpaste a color anywhere
- Spacerandom color
- Ccopy HEX
- Sky blue
- Medium
- Soft
- Cool
- ≈ Steel blue
- slate-400
- Black 25%
Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.
Shades
From lightest to darkest. Click a shade to use it.
Harmonies
Open as paletteRecent
Colors you stop on or copy appear here. They stay on this device.
About #609bbf
#609bbf is a soft sky blue color. In OKLCH it has 66.3% lightness, 0.082 chroma and a hue of 237°.
Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.
White text on it reaches 3.03:1 contrast and black text 6.94:1, so black text reads better.
The closest named color is Shakespeare (#609ab8). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is slate-400.
Lighter: #609bbf mixed with white
Darker: #609bbf mixed with black
Calmer: #609bbf with less saturation
Similar named colors
Colors that go with #609bbf
Questions about #609bbf
What color is #609bbf?
#609bbf is soft sky blue. The closest named color is Shakespeare. In RGB it is rgb(96, 155, 191), in HSL hsl(202.74, 42.6%, 56.27%) and in OKLCH oklch(66.319% 0.0817 236.606).
What colors go well with #609bbf?
The complementary color of #609bbf is #ba8661. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #4fa2ac and #7c92c6. The triadic partners are #bc7e94 and #909a5f.
Is white or black text more readable on #609bbf?
Black text reads better on #609bbf: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.03:1 and black gives 6.94:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.
Is #609bbf a warm or cool color?
#609bbf is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 237 degrees, its lightness 66.3% and its chroma 0.082.