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#6166af color: Bellflower

#6166af is rgb(97, 102, 175) in RGB and oklch(53.963% 0.11328 278.909) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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236°
100%

54%
0.113
279°
  • Indigo
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • slate-500
  • Black 31%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
5.21:1Readable · AA
Lc -81
Black text
4.03:1Hard to read
Lc 28

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About #6166af

#6166af is a soft indigo color. In OKLCH it has 54% lightness, 0.113 chroma and a hue of 279°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 5.21:1 contrast and black text 4.03:1, 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: #6166af mixed with white

  1. 6166af
  2. 6f75b8
  3. 7e84c0
  4. 8d93c8
  5. 9ca2d1
  6. acb1d9
  7. bcc0e0
  8. ccd0e8
  9. dddff0
  10. eeeff8

Darker: #6166af mixed with black

  1. 6166af
  2. 535898
  3. 464a81
  4. 393c6b
  5. 2d2f56
  6. 212341
  7. 15172e
  8. 0b0c1c
  9. 03040b
  10. 000001

Calmer: #6166af with less saturation

  1. 6166af
  2. 6267a9
  3. 6369a3
  4. 646a9c
  5. 666b96
  6. 676b90
  7. 686c89
  8. 6a6d83
  9. 6b6d7c
  10. 6d6e75

Questions about #6166af

What color is #6166af?

#6166af is soft indigo. The closest named color is Bellflower. In RGB it is rgb(97, 102, 175), in HSL hsl(236.15, 32.77%, 53.33%) and in OKLCH oklch(53.963% 0.11328 278.909).

What colors go well with #6166af?

The complementary color of #6166af is #7f6f00. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #3272ad and #825ba0. The triadic partners are #a5553a and #1e8256.

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

White text reads better on #6166af: white gives a contrast ratio of 5.21:1 and black gives 4.03:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #6166af a warm or cool color?

#6166af is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 279 degrees, its lightness 54% and its chroma 0.113.