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#6873ae color: Midnight Violet

#6873ae is rgb(104, 115, 174) in RGB and oklch(57.139% 0.09203 275.054) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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231°
100%

57.1%
0.092
275°
  • Indigo
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • slate-500
  • Black 32%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.51:1Readable · AA
Lc -77
Black text
4.65:1Readable · AA
Lc 33

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About #6873ae

#6873ae is a soft indigo color. In OKLCH it has 57.1% lightness, 0.092 chroma and a hue of 275°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.51:1 contrast and black text 4.65:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Midnight Violet (#6a75ad). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is slate-500.

More medium indigo colors

Lighter: #6873ae mixed with white

  1. 6873ae
  2. 7680b6
  3. 848ebf
  4. 929cc7
  5. a1aacf
  6. b0b7d7
  7. bfc6df
  8. cfd4e7
  9. dfe2ef
  10. eff0f7

Darker: #6873ae mixed with black

  1. 6873ae
  2. 596397
  3. 4b5480
  4. 3e456a
  5. 303655
  6. 242841
  7. 181b2e
  8. 0c0f1c
  9. 04050b
  10. 000101

Calmer: #6873ae with less saturation

  1. 6873ae
  2. 6974a9
  3. 6b74a3
  4. 6c759e
  5. 6e7699
  6. 707693
  7. 71768e
  8. 737789
  9. 747783
  10. 76777d

Questions about #6873ae

What color is #6873ae?

#6873ae is soft indigo. The closest named color is Midnight Violet. In RGB it is rgb(104, 115, 174), in HSL hsl(230.57, 30.17%, 54.51%) and in OKLCH oklch(57.139% 0.09203 275.054).

What colors go well with #6873ae?

The complementary color of #6873ae is #897731. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #457dab and #8469a3. The triadic partners are #a76352 and #478860.

Is white or black text more readable on #6873ae?

White text reads better on #6873ae: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.51:1 and black gives 4.65:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #6873ae a warm or cool color?

#6873ae is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 275 degrees, its lightness 57.1% and its chroma 0.092.