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#6473bd color: Gladiola Blue

#6473bd is rgb(100, 115, 189) in RGB and oklch(57.662% 0.11515 273.598) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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230°
100%

57.7%
0.115
274°
  • Indigo
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • slate-500
  • Black 26%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.44:1Hard to read
Lc -76
Black text
4.73:1Readable · AA
Lc 33

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About #6473bd

#6473bd is a soft indigo color. In OKLCH it has 57.7% lightness, 0.115 chroma and a hue of 274°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.44:1 contrast and black text 4.73:1, 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: #6473bd mixed with white

  1. 6473bd
  2. 7281c4
  3. 808fcb
  4. 8f9cd2
  5. 9eaad9
  6. aeb8e0
  7. bec6e6
  8. ced4ed
  9. dee2f3
  10. eef1f9

Darker: #6473bd mixed with black

  1. 6473bd
  2. 5663a4
  3. 48548c
  4. 3b4574
  5. 2e365d
  6. 222847
  7. 161b33
  8. 0b0f1f
  9. 03050d
  10. 000102

Calmer: #6473bd with less saturation

  1. 6473bd
  2. 6674b6
  3. 6875b0
  4. 6a76a9
  5. 6c77a3
  6. 6e779c
  7. 707895
  8. 72788e
  9. 757987
  10. 777980

Questions about #6473bd

What color is #6473bd?

#6473bd is soft indigo. The closest named color is Gladiola Blue. In RGB it is rgb(100, 115, 189), in HSL hsl(229.89, 40.27%, 56.67%) and in OKLCH oklch(57.662% 0.11515 273.598).

What colors go well with #6473bd?

The complementary color of #6473bd is #90770b. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #3180b8 and #8867b1. The triadic partners are #b35d4b and #388d59.

Is white or black text more readable on #6473bd?

White text reads better on #6473bd: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.44:1 and black gives 4.73:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #6473bd a warm or cool color?

#6473bd is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 274 degrees, its lightness 57.7% and its chroma 0.115.