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#6859aa color: Blue Marguerite

#6859aa is rgb(104, 89, 170) in RGB and oklch(51.685% 0.12477 289.829) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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251°
100%

51.7%
0.125
290°
  • Violet
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Denim
  • slate-500
  • Black 33%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
5.84:1Readable · AA
Lc -84
Black text
3.60:1Hard to read
Lc 25

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About #6859aa

#6859aa is a soft violet color. In OKLCH it has 51.7% lightness, 0.125 chroma and a hue of 290°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 5.84:1 contrast and black text 3.6:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Blue Marguerite (#6a5bb1). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is slate-500.

More medium violet colors

Lighter: #6859aa mixed with white

  1. 6859aa
  2. 7569b3
  3. 8379bc
  4. 928ac5
  5. a09ace
  6. afaad6
  7. bfbbdf
  8. cecce7
  9. deddef
  10. efeef7

Darker: #6859aa mixed with black

  1. 6859aa
  2. 594c93
  3. 4b407d
  4. 3e3468
  5. 302853
  6. 241d3f
  7. 18132d
  8. 0c091b
  9. 04030b
  10. 000001

Calmer: #6859aa with less saturation

  1. 6859aa
  2. 685ba4
  3. 675d9d
  4. 675f97
  5. 676190
  6. 67628a
  7. 676383
  8. 67657d
  9. 676676
  10. 68676f

Questions about #6859aa

What color is #6859aa?

#6859aa is soft violet. The closest named color is Blue Marguerite. In RGB it is rgb(104, 89, 170), in HSL hsl(251.11, 32.27%, 50.78%) and in OKLCH oklch(51.685% 0.12477 289.829).

What colors go well with #6859aa?

The complementary color of #6859aa is #6d6d00. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #3b66af and #874d94. The triadic partners are #9f4e17 and #007e5d.

Is white or black text more readable on #6859aa?

White text reads better on #6859aa: white gives a contrast ratio of 5.84:1 and black gives 3.6:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #6859aa a warm or cool color?

#6859aa is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 290 degrees, its lightness 51.7% and its chroma 0.125.