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#6472ba color: Gladiola Blue

#6472ba is rgb(100, 114, 186) in RGB and oklch(57.286% 0.11212 274.01) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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230°
100%

57.3%
0.112
274°
  • Indigo
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • slate-500
  • Black 27%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.51:1Readable · AA
Lc -77
Black text
4.66:1Readable · AA
Lc 33

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About #6472ba

#6472ba is a soft indigo color. In OKLCH it has 57.3% lightness, 0.112 chroma and a hue of 274°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.51:1 contrast and black text 4.66:1, 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: #6472ba mixed with white

  1. 6472ba
  2. 7280c1
  3. 808ec9
  4. 8f9cd0
  5. 9ea9d7
  6. aeb7de
  7. bec6e5
  8. ced4ec
  9. dee2f2
  10. eef0f9

Darker: #6472ba mixed with black

  1. 6472ba
  2. 5662a1
  3. 485389
  4. 3b4472
  5. 2e365c
  6. 222846
  7. 161b32
  8. 0b0e1e
  9. 03040d
  10. 000102

Calmer: #6472ba with less saturation

  1. 6472ba
  2. 6673b4
  3. 6874ad
  4. 6a75a7
  5. 6c76a0
  6. 6e769a
  7. 707793
  8. 72778d
  9. 747886
  10. 76787f

Questions about #6472ba

What color is #6472ba?

#6472ba is soft indigo. The closest named color is Gladiola Blue. In RGB it is rgb(100, 114, 186), in HSL hsl(230.23, 38.39%, 56.08%) and in OKLCH oklch(57.286% 0.11212 274.01).

What colors go well with #6472ba?

The complementary color of #6472ba is #8e7612. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #347eb5 and #8766ae. The triadic partners are #b05d4a and #388b59.

Is white or black text more readable on #6472ba?

White text reads better on #6472ba: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.51:1 and black gives 4.66:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #6472ba a warm or cool color?

#6472ba is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 274 degrees, its lightness 57.3% and its chroma 0.112.