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#6959ba color: Blue Marguerite

#6959ba is rgb(105, 89, 186) in RGB and oklch(52.794% 0.14707 287.856) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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250°
100%

52.8%
0.147
288°
  • Violet
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Royal blue
  • indigo-500
  • Black 27%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
5.62:1Readable · AA
Lc -83
Black text
3.74:1Hard to read
Lc 26

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About #6959ba

#6959ba is a soft violet color. In OKLCH it has 52.8% lightness, 0.147 chroma and a hue of 288°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 5.62:1 contrast and black text 3.74:1, so white text reads better.

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

More medium violet colors

Lighter: #6959ba mixed with white

  1. 6959ba
  2. 766ac2
  3. 847aca
  4. 928bd1
  5. a09bd8
  6. afacdf
  7. bfbce6
  8. cecded
  9. deddf3
  10. eeeef9

Darker: #6959ba mixed with black

  1. 6959ba
  2. 5a4ca1
  3. 4c4089
  4. 3e3472
  5. 31285c
  6. 241d46
  7. 181332
  8. 0c091e
  9. 04030d
  10. 000002

Calmer: #6959ba with less saturation

  1. 6959ba
  2. 695cb2
  3. 695eab
  4. 6961a3
  5. 69639b
  6. 696494
  7. 69668c
  8. 696884
  9. 6a697c
  10. 6a6a73

Questions about #6959ba

What color is #6959ba?

#6959ba is soft violet. The closest named color is Blue Marguerite. In RGB it is rgb(105, 89, 186), in HSL hsl(249.9, 41.28%, 53.92%) and in OKLCH oklch(52.794% 0.14707 287.856).

What colors go well with #6959ba?

The complementary color of #6959ba is #746f00. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #2e69be and #8d4ba1. The triadic partners are #ac4a00 and #00825c.

Is white or black text more readable on #6959ba?

White text reads better on #6959ba: white gives a contrast ratio of 5.62:1 and black gives 3.74:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #6959ba a warm or cool color?

#6959ba is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 288 degrees, its lightness 52.8% and its chroma 0.147.