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#6866ac color: Blue Iris

#6866ac is rgb(104, 102, 172) in RGB and oklch(54.343% 0.10773 283.506) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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242°
100%

54.3%
0.108
284°
  • Indigo
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • slate-500
  • Black 33%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
5.14:1Readable · AA
Lc -81
Black text
4.08:1Hard to read
Lc 29

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About #6866ac

#6866ac is a soft indigo color. In OKLCH it has 54.3% lightness, 0.108 chroma and a hue of 284°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 5.14:1 contrast and black text 4.08:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Blue Iris (#6264a6). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is slate-500.

More medium indigo colors

Lighter: #6866ac mixed with white

  1. 6866ac
  2. 7675b5
  3. 8384bd
  4. 9293c6
  5. a1a2ce
  6. b0b1d7
  7. bfc0df
  8. cfd0e7
  9. dedfef
  10. efeff7

Darker: #6866ac mixed with black

  1. 6866ac
  2. 595895
  3. 4b4a7f
  4. 3e3c69
  5. 302f54
  6. 242340
  7. 18172d
  8. 0c0c1b
  9. 04040b
  10. 000001

Calmer: #6866ac with less saturation

  1. 6866ac
  2. 6967a6
  3. 6969a0
  4. 6a6a9a
  5. 6a6b95
  6. 6b6c8f
  7. 6c6d88
  8. 6d6e82
  9. 6e6e7c
  10. 6f6f76

Questions about #6866ac

What color is #6866ac?

#6866ac is soft indigo. The closest named color is Blue Iris. In RGB it is rgb(104, 102, 172), in HSL hsl(241.71, 29.66%, 53.73%) and in OKLCH oklch(54.343% 0.10773 283.506).

What colors go well with #6866ac?

The complementary color of #6866ac is #7b7214. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #3f72ad and #865b9c. The triadic partners are #a35939 and #1c835e.

Is white or black text more readable on #6866ac?

White text reads better on #6866ac: white gives a contrast ratio of 5.14:1 and black gives 4.08:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #6866ac a warm or cool color?

#6866ac is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 284 degrees, its lightness 54.3% and its chroma 0.108.