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#626cae color: Loch Ness

#626cae is rgb(98, 108, 174) in RGB and oklch(55.223% 0.10314 275.945) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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232°
100%

55.2%
0.103
276°
  • Indigo
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • slate-500
  • Black 32%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.91:1Readable · AA
Lc -79
Black text
4.28:1Hard to read
Lc 30

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About #626cae

#626cae is a soft indigo color. In OKLCH it has 55.2% lightness, 0.103 chroma and a hue of 276°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.91:1 contrast and black text 4.28:1, 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: #626cae mixed with white

  1. 626cae
  2. 707ab7
  3. 7f89bf
  4. 8e97c7
  5. 9da5d0
  6. adb4d8
  7. bdc3e0
  8. cdd2e8
  9. dde1f0
  10. eef0f7

Darker: #626cae mixed with black

  1. 626cae
  2. 545d97
  3. 474e80
  4. 3a406a
  5. 2d3255
  6. 212541
  7. 16192e
  8. 0b0d1c
  9. 03040b
  10. 000001

Calmer: #626cae with less saturation

  1. 626cae
  2. 636da8
  3. 656ea2
  4. 666f9d
  5. 686f97
  6. 6a7091
  7. 6b718b
  8. 6d7185
  9. 6f717f
  10. 707278

Questions about #626cae

What color is #626cae?

#626cae is soft indigo. The closest named color is Loch Ness. In RGB it is rgb(98, 108, 174), in HSL hsl(232.11, 31.93%, 53.33%) and in OKLCH oklch(55.223% 0.10314 275.945).

What colors go well with #626cae?

The complementary color of #626cae is #84711c. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #3877ab and #8161a2. The triadic partners are #a55b46 and #368458.

Is white or black text more readable on #626cae?

White text reads better on #626cae: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.91:1 and black gives 4.28:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #626cae a warm or cool color?

#626cae is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 276 degrees, its lightness 55.2% and its chroma 0.103.