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#616cb6 color: Loch Ness

#616cb6 is rgb(97, 108, 182) in RGB and oklch(55.602% 0.11517 275.608) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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232°
100%

55.6%
0.115
276°
  • Indigo
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • slate-500
  • Black 29%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.85:1Readable · AA
Lc -79
Black text
4.33:1Hard to read
Lc 31

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About #616cb6

#616cb6 is a soft indigo color. In OKLCH it has 55.6% lightness, 0.115 chroma and a hue of 276°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.85:1 contrast and black text 4.33:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Loch Ness (#5f6db0). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is slate-500.

More medium indigo colors

Lighter: #616cb6 mixed with white

  1. 616cb6
  2. 6f7abe
  3. 7e89c6
  4. 8d97cd
  5. 9ca6d5
  6. acb4dc
  7. bcc3e3
  8. ccd2eb
  9. dde1f1
  10. eef0f8

Darker: #616cb6 mixed with black

  1. 616cb6
  2. 535d9e
  3. 464e86
  4. 39406f
  5. 2d3259
  6. 212544
  7. 151930
  8. 0b0d1d
  9. 03040c
  10. 000002

Calmer: #616cb6 with less saturation

  1. 616cb6
  2. 636db0
  3. 646ea9
  4. 666fa3
  5. 68709c
  6. 6a7195
  7. 6b718f
  8. 6d7288
  9. 6f7281
  10. 71737a

Questions about #616cb6

What color is #616cb6?

#616cb6 is soft indigo. The closest named color is Loch Ness. In RGB it is rgb(97, 108, 182), in HSL hsl(232.24, 36.8%, 54.71%) and in OKLCH oklch(55.602% 0.11517 275.608).

What colors go well with #616cb6?

The complementary color of #616cb6 is #887200. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #2e79b2 and #8460a9. The triadic partners are #ac5842 and #2c8755.

Is white or black text more readable on #616cb6?

White text reads better on #616cb6: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.85:1 and black gives 4.33:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #616cb6 a warm or cool color?

#616cb6 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 276 degrees, its lightness 55.6% and its chroma 0.115.