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#6166ac color: Bellflower

#6166ac is rgb(97, 102, 172) in RGB and oklch(53.79% 0.10885 278.965) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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236°
100%

53.8%
0.109
279°
  • Indigo
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • slate-500
  • Black 33%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
5.24:1Readable · AA
Lc -81
Black text
4.00:1Hard to read
Lc 28

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About #6166ac

#6166ac is a soft indigo color. In OKLCH it has 53.8% lightness, 0.109 chroma and a hue of 279°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 5.24:1 contrast and black text 4:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Bellflower (#5d66aa). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is slate-500.

More medium indigo colors

Lighter: #6166ac mixed with white

  1. 6166ac
  2. 6f75b5
  3. 7e84be
  4. 8d93c6
  5. 9ca2cf
  6. acb1d7
  7. bcc0df
  8. ccd0e7
  9. dddfef
  10. eeeff7

Darker: #6166ac mixed with black

  1. 6166ac
  2. 535895
  3. 464a7f
  4. 393c69
  5. 2d2f54
  6. 212340
  7. 15172d
  8. 0b0c1b
  9. 03040b
  10. 000001

Calmer: #6166ac with less saturation

  1. 6166ac
  2. 6267a6
  3. 6368a0
  4. 64699a
  5. 666a94
  6. 676b8e
  7. 686c88
  8. 6a6c81
  9. 6b6d7b
  10. 6c6d74

Questions about #6166ac

What color is #6166ac?

#6166ac is soft indigo. The closest named color is Bellflower. In RGB it is rgb(97, 102, 172), in HSL hsl(236, 31.12%, 52.75%) and in OKLCH oklch(53.79% 0.10885 278.965).

What colors go well with #6166ac?

The complementary color of #6166ac is #7e6e09. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #3572aa and #805b9e. The triadic partners are #a2553c and #248156.

Is white or black text more readable on #6166ac?

White text reads better on #6166ac: white gives a contrast ratio of 5.24:1 and black gives 4:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #6166ac a warm or cool color?

#6166ac is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 279 degrees, its lightness 53.8% and its chroma 0.109.