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#6868ab color: Twinkle Night

#6868ab is rgb(104, 104, 171) in RGB and oklch(54.693% 0.10326 282.443) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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240°
100%

54.7%
0.103
282°
  • Indigo
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • slate-500
  • Black 33%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
5.05:1Readable · AA
Lc -80
Black text
4.16:1Hard to read
Lc 29

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About #6868ab

#6868ab is a soft indigo color. In OKLCH it has 54.7% lightness, 0.103 chroma and a hue of 282°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 5.05:1 contrast and black text 4.16:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Twinkle Night (#636ca8). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is slate-500.

More medium indigo colors

Lighter: #6868ab mixed with white

  1. 6868ab
  2. 7677b4
  3. 8485bd
  4. 9294c5
  5. a1a3ce
  6. b0b2d6
  7. bfc1de
  8. cfd0e7
  9. dfe0ef
  10. efeff7

Darker: #6868ab mixed with black

  1. 6868ab
  2. 595994
  3. 4b4b7e
  4. 3e3e68
  5. 303054
  6. 242440
  7. 18182d
  8. 0c0c1b
  9. 04040b
  10. 000001

Calmer: #6868ab with less saturation

  1. 6868ab
  2. 6969a5
  3. 696aa0
  4. 6a6b9a
  5. 6b6c94
  6. 6c6d8e
  7. 6d6e89
  8. 6d6f83
  9. 6e6f7d
  10. 6f7077

Questions about #6868ab

What color is #6868ab?

#6868ab is soft indigo. The closest named color is Twinkle Night. In RGB it is rgb(104, 104, 171), in HSL hsl(240, 28.51%, 53.92%) and in OKLCH oklch(54.693% 0.10326 282.443).

What colors go well with #6868ab?

The complementary color of #6868ab is #7c721d. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #4173ab and #855e9c. The triadic partners are #a25b3e and #28835e.

Is white or black text more readable on #6868ab?

White text reads better on #6868ab: white gives a contrast ratio of 5.05:1 and black gives 4.16:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #6868ab a warm or cool color?

#6868ab is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 282 degrees, its lightness 54.7% and its chroma 0.103.