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#666dba color: Gladiola Blue

#666dba is rgb(102, 109, 186) in RGB and oklch(56.402% 0.11848 277.947) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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235°
100%

56.4%
0.118
278°
  • Indigo
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • slate-500
  • Black 27%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.71:1Readable · AA
Lc -78
Black text
4.46:1Hard to read
Lc 32

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About #666dba

#666dba is a soft indigo color. In OKLCH it has 56.4% lightness, 0.118 chroma and a hue of 278°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.71:1 contrast and black text 4.46:1, 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: #666dba mixed with white

  1. 666dba
  2. 747bc2
  3. 828ac9
  4. 9098d0
  5. 9fa7d7
  6. afb5de
  7. bec4e5
  8. ced2ec
  9. dee1f2
  10. eef0f9

Darker: #666dba mixed with black

  1. 666dba
  2. 585ea1
  3. 4a4f89
  4. 3c4172
  5. 2f335c
  6. 232646
  7. 171932
  8. 0c0d1e
  9. 04040d
  10. 000102

Calmer: #666dba with less saturation

  1. 666dba
  2. 676eb3
  3. 6970ad
  4. 6a71a6
  5. 6c729f
  6. 6d7399
  7. 6f7392
  8. 70748b
  9. 727584
  10. 74757d

Questions about #666dba

What color is #666dba?

#666dba is soft indigo. The closest named color is Gladiola Blue. In RGB it is rgb(102, 109, 186), in HSL hsl(235, 37.84%, 56.47%) and in OKLCH oklch(56.402% 0.11848 277.947).

What colors go well with #666dba?

The complementary color of #666dba is #887500. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #337ab7 and #8961ab. The triadic partners are #af5a3f and #248a5a.

Is white or black text more readable on #666dba?

White text reads better on #666dba: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.71:1 and black gives 4.46:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #666dba a warm or cool color?

#666dba is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 278 degrees, its lightness 56.4% and its chroma 0.118.