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#6472be color: Gladiola Blue

#6472be is rgb(100, 114, 190) in RGB and oklch(57.512% 0.11794 274.217) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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231°
100%

57.5%
0.118
274°
  • Indigo
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • slate-500
  • Black 25%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.48:1Hard to read
Lc -76
Black text
4.69:1Readable · AA
Lc 33

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About #6472be

#6472be is a soft indigo color. In OKLCH it has 57.5% lightness, 0.118 chroma and a hue of 274°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.48:1 contrast and black text 4.69:1, 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: #6472be mixed with white

  1. 6472be
  2. 7280c5
  3. 808ecc
  4. 8f9cd3
  5. 9eaada
  6. aeb8e0
  7. bdc6e7
  8. cdd4ed
  9. dee2f3
  10. eef1f9

Darker: #6472be mixed with black

  1. 6472be
  2. 5662a5
  3. 48538c
  4. 3b4475
  5. 2e365e
  6. 222848
  7. 161b33
  8. 0b0e1f
  9. 03040d
  10. 000102

Calmer: #6472be with less saturation

  1. 6472be
  2. 6673b7
  3. 6874b1
  4. 6a75aa
  5. 6c76a3
  6. 6e779c
  7. 707795
  8. 72788e
  9. 747887
  10. 767880

Questions about #6472be

What color is #6472be?

#6472be is soft indigo. The closest named color is Gladiola Blue. In RGB it is rgb(100, 114, 190), in HSL hsl(230.67, 40.91%, 56.86%) and in OKLCH oklch(57.512% 0.11794 274.217).

What colors go well with #6472be?

The complementary color of #6472be is #907700. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #2f7fb9 and #8866b1. The triadic partners are #b35c48 and #338d58.

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

White text reads better on #6472be: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.48:1 and black gives 4.69:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #6472be a warm or cool color?

#6472be is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 274 degrees, its lightness 57.5% and its chroma 0.118.