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#6482ae color: Shrinking Violet

#6482ae is rgb(100, 130, 174) in RGB and oklch(60.127% 0.07588 257.844) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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216°
100%

60.1%
0.076
258°
  • Blue
  • Medium
  • Muted
  • Dusty
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • slate-500
  • Black 32%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.93:1Hard to read
Lc -72
Black text
5.35:1Readable · AA
Lc 37

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About #6482ae

#6482ae is a dusty blue color. In OKLCH it has 60.1% lightness, 0.076 chroma and a hue of 258°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.93:1 contrast and black text 5.35:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Shrinking Violet (#5d84b1). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is slate-500.

More medium blue colors

Lighter: #6482ae mixed with white

  1. 6482ae
  2. 738eb6
  3. 819abe
  4. 90a6c7
  5. a0b3cf
  6. afbfd7
  7. bfccdf
  8. cfd8e7
  9. dee5ef
  10. eff2f7

Darker: #6482ae mixed with black

  1. 6482ae
  2. 567097
  3. 485f80
  4. 3b4e6a
  5. 2e3e55
  6. 222f41
  7. 16202e
  8. 0b121c
  9. 03060b
  10. 000101

Calmer: #6482ae with less saturation

  1. 6482ae
  2. 6782aa
  3. 6a82a5
  4. 6d82a1
  5. 70829c
  6. 738298
  7. 768293
  8. 78818f
  9. 7b818a
  10. 7e8185

Questions about #6482ae

What color is #6482ae?

#6482ae is dusty blue. The closest named color is Shrinking Violet. In RGB it is rgb(100, 130, 174), in HSL hsl(215.68, 31.36%, 53.73%) and in OKLCH oklch(60.127% 0.07588 257.844).

What colors go well with #6482ae?

The complementary color of #6482ae is #9a7b4b. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #4b8aa4 and #7e7aac. The triadic partners are #a96e70 and #6a8c5f.

Is white or black text more readable on #6482ae?

White text reads better on #6482ae: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.93:1 and black gives 5.35:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #6482ae a warm or cool color?

#6482ae is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 258 degrees, its lightness 60.1% and its chroma 0.076.