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#685dbd color: Blue Marguerite

#685dbd is rgb(104, 93, 189) in RGB and oklch(53.637% 0.14545 285.614) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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247°
100%

53.6%
0.145
286°
  • Indigo
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Royal blue
  • indigo-500
  • Black 26%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
5.40:1Readable · AA
Lc -82
Black text
3.89:1Hard to read
Lc 27

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About #685dbd

#685dbd is a soft indigo color. In OKLCH it has 53.6% lightness, 0.145 chroma and a hue of 286°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast and black text 3.89:1, so white text reads better.

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

More medium indigo colors

Lighter: #685dbd mixed with white

  1. 685dbd
  2. 756dc5
  3. 837ecc
  4. 918ed3
  5. a09eda
  6. afaee1
  7. bebee7
  8. ceceed
  9. dedef4
  10. eeeef9

Darker: #685dbd mixed with black

  1. 685dbd
  2. 5950a4
  3. 4b438c
  4. 3e3774
  5. 302a5d
  6. 241f47
  7. 181433
  8. 0c0a1f
  9. 04030d
  10. 000002

Calmer: #685dbd with less saturation

  1. 685dbd
  2. 6860b5
  3. 6862ae
  4. 6964a6
  5. 69669e
  6. 696796
  7. 6a698e
  8. 6b6a86
  9. 6c6c7e
  10. 6c6d76

Questions about #685dbd

What color is #685dbd?

#685dbd is soft indigo. The closest named color is Blue Marguerite. In RGB it is rgb(104, 93, 189), in HSL hsl(246.87, 42.11%, 55.29%) and in OKLCH oklch(53.637% 0.14545 285.614).

What colors go well with #685dbd?

The complementary color of #685dbd is #797100. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #2a6dc0 and #8d4fa6. The triadic partners are #af4c0e and #00855a.

Is white or black text more readable on #685dbd?

White text reads better on #685dbd: white gives a contrast ratio of 5.4:1 and black gives 3.89:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #685dbd a warm or cool color?

#685dbd is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 286 degrees, its lightness 53.6% and its chroma 0.145.