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#6166ad color: Bellflower

#6166ad is rgb(97, 102, 173) in RGB and oklch(53.847% 0.11033 278.948) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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236°
100%

53.8%
0.110
279°
  • Indigo
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • slate-500
  • Black 32%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
5.23:1Readable · AA
Lc -81
Black text
4.01:1Hard to read
Lc 28

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About #6166ad

#6166ad is a soft indigo color. In OKLCH it has 53.8% lightness, 0.11 chroma and a hue of 279°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 5.23:1 contrast and black text 4.01:1, 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: #6166ad mixed with white

  1. 6166ad
  2. 6f75b6
  3. 7e84be
  4. 8d93c7
  5. 9ca2cf
  6. acb1d7
  7. bcc0e0
  8. ccd0e8
  9. dddff0
  10. eeeff7

Darker: #6166ad mixed with black

  1. 6166ad
  2. 535896
  3. 464a7f
  4. 393c6a
  5. 2d2f55
  6. 212341
  7. 15172d
  8. 0b0c1b
  9. 03040b
  10. 000001

Calmer: #6166ad with less saturation

  1. 6166ad
  2. 6267a7
  3. 6368a1
  4. 64699b
  5. 666a95
  6. 676b8e
  7. 686c88
  8. 6a6d82
  9. 6b6d7b
  10. 6d6e75

Questions about #6166ad

What color is #6166ad?

#6166ad is soft indigo. The closest named color is Bellflower. In RGB it is rgb(97, 102, 173), in HSL hsl(236.05, 31.67%, 52.94%) and in OKLCH oklch(53.847% 0.11033 278.948).

What colors go well with #6166ad?

The complementary color of #6166ad is #7f6e04. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #3472ab and #815b9f. The triadic partners are #a3553b and #228156.

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

White text reads better on #6166ad: white gives a contrast ratio of 5.23:1 and black gives 4.01:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #6166ad a warm or cool color?

#6166ad is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 279 degrees, its lightness 53.8% and its chroma 0.11.