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#6693cd color: Bashful Blue

#6693cd is rgb(102, 147, 205) in RGB and oklch(65.479% 0.10019 255.191) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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214°
100%

65.5%
0.100
255°
  • Blue
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • slate-400
  • Black 20%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.17:1Hard to read
Lc -64
Black text
6.62:1Readable · AA
Lc 45

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About #6693cd

#6693cd is a soft blue color. In OKLCH it has 65.5% lightness, 0.1 chroma and a hue of 255°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.17:1 contrast and black text 6.62:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Bashful Blue (#6994cf). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is slate-400.

More medium blue colors

Lighter: #6693cd mixed with white

  1. 6693cd
  2. 759ed2
  3. 84a8d8
  4. 93b3dd
  5. a2bee2
  6. b1c9e7
  7. c1d3ec
  8. d0def1
  9. e0e9f6
  10. eff4fa

Darker: #6693cd mixed with black

  1. 6693cd
  2. 587fb2
  3. 4a6c98
  4. 3c597e
  5. 2f4766
  6. 23364e
  7. 172538
  8. 0c1623
  9. 04080f
  10. 000102

Calmer: #6693cd with less saturation

  1. 6693cd
  2. 6b93c7
  3. 6f93c1
  4. 7493bb
  5. 7893b5
  6. 7c93af
  7. 8192a9
  8. 8592a3
  9. 89919d
  10. 8d9197

Questions about #6693cd

What color is #6693cd?

#6693cd is soft blue. The closest named color is Bashful Blue. In RGB it is rgb(102, 147, 205), in HSL hsl(213.79, 50.74%, 60.2%) and in OKLCH oklch(65.479% 0.10019 255.191).

What colors go well with #6693cd?

The complementary color of #6693cd is #b48745. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #3f9dbf and #8a88cb. The triadic partners are #c6767d and #759e5f.

Is white or black text more readable on #6693cd?

Black text reads better on #6693cd: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.17:1 and black gives 6.62:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #6693cd a warm or cool color?

#6693cd is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 255 degrees, its lightness 65.5% and its chroma 0.1.