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#6472bc color: Gladiola Blue

#6472bc is rgb(100, 114, 188) in RGB and oklch(57.398% 0.11503 274.119) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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230°
100%

57.4%
0.115
274°
  • Indigo
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • slate-500
  • Black 26%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.49:1Hard to read
Lc -77
Black text
4.67:1Readable · AA
Lc 33

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About #6472bc

#6472bc is a soft indigo color. In OKLCH it has 57.4% lightness, 0.115 chroma and a hue of 274°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.49:1 contrast and black text 4.67:1, 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: #6472bc mixed with white

  1. 6472bc
  2. 7280c3
  3. 808ecb
  4. 8f9cd2
  5. 9eaad8
  6. aeb8df
  7. bdc6e6
  8. cdd4ec
  9. dee2f3
  10. eef1f9

Darker: #6472bc mixed with black

  1. 6472bc
  2. 5662a3
  3. 48538b
  4. 3b4473
  5. 2e365d
  6. 222847
  7. 161b32
  8. 0b0e1f
  9. 03040d
  10. 000102

Calmer: #6472bc with less saturation

  1. 6472bc
  2. 6673b5
  3. 6874af
  4. 6a75a8
  5. 6c76a2
  6. 6e769b
  7. 707794
  8. 72778d
  9. 747887
  10. 767880

Questions about #6472bc

What color is #6472bc?

#6472bc is soft indigo. The closest named color is Gladiola Blue. In RGB it is rgb(100, 114, 188), in HSL hsl(230.45, 39.64%, 56.47%) and in OKLCH oklch(57.398% 0.11503 274.119).

What colors go well with #6472bc?

The complementary color of #6472bc is #8f760a. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #317fb7 and #8866af. The triadic partners are #b25d49 and #368c59.

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

White text reads better on #6472bc: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.49:1 and black gives 4.67:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #6472bc a warm or cool color?

#6472bc is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 274 degrees, its lightness 57.4% and its chroma 0.115.