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#616dbc color: Gladiola Blue

#616dbc is rgb(97, 109, 188) in RGB and oklch(56.158% 0.12255 275.223) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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232°
100%

56.2%
0.123
275°
  • Indigo
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • slate-500
  • Black 26%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.75:1Readable · AA
Lc -78
Black text
4.42:1Hard to read
Lc 31

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About #616dbc

#616dbc is a soft indigo color. In OKLCH it has 56.2% lightness, 0.123 chroma and a hue of 275°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.75:1 contrast and black text 4.42:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Gladiola Blue (#6370b6). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is slate-500.

More medium indigo colors

Lighter: #616dbc mixed with white

  1. 616dbc
  2. 6f7bc3
  3. 7e8acb
  4. 8d98d2
  5. 9ca7d9
  6. acb5e0
  7. bcc4e6
  8. ccd2ed
  9. dde1f3
  10. eef0f9

Darker: #616dbc mixed with black

  1. 616dbc
  2. 535ea3
  3. 464f8b
  4. 394173
  5. 2d335d
  6. 212647
  7. 151932
  8. 0b0d1f
  9. 03040d
  10. 000102

Calmer: #616dbc with less saturation

  1. 616dbc
  2. 636eb5
  3. 6570ae
  4. 6671a7
  5. 6871a0
  6. 6a7299
  7. 6c7392
  8. 6e748b
  9. 707484
  10. 73747c

Questions about #616dbc

What color is #616dbc?

#616dbc is soft indigo. The closest named color is Gladiola Blue. In RGB it is rgb(97, 109, 188), in HSL hsl(232.09, 40.44%, 55.88%) and in OKLCH oklch(56.158% 0.12255 275.223).

What colors go well with #616dbc?

The complementary color of #616dbc is #8b7300. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #287ab8 and #8660ae. The triadic partners are #b15740 and #268954.

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

White text reads better on #616dbc: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.75:1 and black gives 4.42:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #616dbc a warm or cool color?

#616dbc is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 275 degrees, its lightness 56.2% and its chroma 0.123.