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#6366ab color: Bellflower

#6366ab is rgb(99, 102, 171) in RGB and oklch(53.887% 0.10699 280.274) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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238°
100%

53.9%
0.107
280°
  • Indigo
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • slate-500
  • Black 33%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
5.23:1Readable · AA
Lc -81
Black text
4.02:1Hard to read
Lc 28

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About #6366ab

#6366ab is a soft indigo color. In OKLCH it has 53.9% lightness, 0.107 chroma and a hue of 280°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 5.23:1 contrast and black text 4.02:1, 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: #6366ab mixed with white

  1. 6366ab
  2. 7175b4
  3. 7f84bd
  4. 8e93c5
  5. 9da2ce
  6. adb1d6
  7. bdc0df
  8. cdd0e7
  9. dddfef
  10. eeeff7

Darker: #6366ab mixed with black

  1. 6366ab
  2. 555894
  3. 474a7e
  4. 3a3c68
  5. 2e2f54
  6. 212340
  7. 16172d
  8. 0b0c1b
  9. 03040b
  10. 000001

Calmer: #6366ab with less saturation

  1. 6366ab
  2. 6467a5
  3. 65689f
  4. 666999
  5. 676a93
  6. 686b8d
  7. 696c87
  8. 6a6d81
  9. 6c6d7b
  10. 6d6e75

Questions about #6366ab

What color is #6366ab?

#6366ab is soft indigo. The closest named color is Bellflower. In RGB it is rgb(99, 102, 171), in HSL hsl(237.5, 30%, 52.94%) and in OKLCH oklch(53.887% 0.10699 280.274).

What colors go well with #6366ab?

The complementary color of #6366ab is #7d6f10. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #3972aa and #825b9c. The triadic partners are #a2573c and #248159.

Is white or black text more readable on #6366ab?

White text reads better on #6366ab: white gives a contrast ratio of 5.23:1 and black gives 4.02:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #6366ab a warm or cool color?

#6366ab is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 280 degrees, its lightness 53.9% and its chroma 0.107.