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#6166b3 color: Bluish Purple Anemone

#6166b3 is rgb(97, 102, 179) in RGB and oklch(54.199% 0.11915 278.819) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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236°
100%

54.2%
0.119
279°
  • Indigo
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Royal blue
  • slate-500
  • Black 30%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
5.17:1Readable · AA
Lc -81
Black text
4.06:1Hard to read
Lc 29

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About #6166b3

#6166b3 is a soft indigo color. In OKLCH it has 54.2% lightness, 0.119 chroma and a hue of 279°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 5.17:1 contrast and black text 4.06:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Bluish Purple Anemone (#6666bb). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is slate-500.

More medium indigo colors

Lighter: #6166b3 mixed with white

  1. 6166b3
  2. 6f75bb
  3. 7e84c3
  4. 8c93cb
  5. 9ca2d3
  6. acb1db
  7. bcc1e2
  8. ccd0ea
  9. dde0f1
  10. eeeff8

Darker: #6166b3 mixed with black

  1. 6166b3
  2. 53589b
  3. 464a84
  4. 393c6e
  5. 2d2f58
  6. 212343
  7. 15172f
  8. 0b0c1d
  9. 03040c
  10. 000001

Calmer: #6166b3 with less saturation

  1. 6166b3
  2. 6267ac
  3. 6369a6
  4. 656a9f
  5. 666b99
  6. 676c92
  7. 696d8b
  8. 6a6d84
  9. 6c6e7d
  10. 6d6f76

Questions about #6166b3

What color is #6166b3?

#6166b3 is soft indigo. The closest named color is Bluish Purple Anemone. In RGB it is rgb(97, 102, 179), in HSL hsl(236.34, 35.04%, 54.12%) and in OKLCH oklch(54.199% 0.11915 278.819).

What colors go well with #6166b3?

The complementary color of #6166b3 is #816f00. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #2e73b1 and #835aa4. The triadic partners are #a85337 and #148455.

Is white or black text more readable on #6166b3?

White text reads better on #6166b3: white gives a contrast ratio of 5.17:1 and black gives 4.06:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #6166b3 a warm or cool color?

#6166b3 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 279 degrees, its lightness 54.2% and its chroma 0.119.