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#6366ae color: Bellflower

#6366ae is rgb(99, 102, 174) in RGB and oklch(54.059% 0.11143 280.168) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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238°
100%

54.1%
0.111
280°
  • Indigo
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • slate-500
  • Black 32%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
5.20:1Readable · AA
Lc -81
Black text
4.04:1Hard to read
Lc 28

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About #6366ae

#6366ae is a soft indigo color. In OKLCH it has 54.1% lightness, 0.111 chroma and a hue of 280°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast and black text 4.04:1, 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: #6366ae mixed with white

  1. 6366ae
  2. 7175b7
  3. 7f84bf
  4. 8e93c8
  5. 9da2d0
  6. adb1d8
  7. bdc0e0
  8. cdd0e8
  9. dddff0
  10. eeeff7

Darker: #6366ae mixed with black

  1. 6366ae
  2. 555897
  3. 474a80
  4. 3a3c6a
  5. 2e2f55
  6. 212341
  7. 16172e
  8. 0b0c1c
  9. 03040b
  10. 000001

Calmer: #6366ae with less saturation

  1. 6366ae
  2. 6467a8
  3. 6569a2
  4. 666a9c
  5. 676b95
  6. 686c8f
  7. 696c89
  8. 6b6d82
  9. 6c6e7c
  10. 6d6e75

Questions about #6366ae

What color is #6366ae?

#6366ae is soft indigo. The closest named color is Bellflower. In RGB it is rgb(99, 102, 174), in HSL hsl(237.6, 31.65%, 53.53%) and in OKLCH oklch(54.059% 0.11143 280.168).

What colors go well with #6366ae?

The complementary color of #6366ae is #7e7003. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #3672ad and #835b9f. The triadic partners are #a4563a and #1e8258.

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

White text reads better on #6366ae: white gives a contrast ratio of 5.2:1 and black gives 4.04:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #6366ae a warm or cool color?

#6366ae is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 280 degrees, its lightness 54.1% and its chroma 0.111.