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#6960ab color: Blue Marguerite

#6960ab is rgb(105, 96, 171) in RGB and oklch(53.178% 0.11532 287.3) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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247°
100%

53.2%
0.115
287°
  • Violet
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Denim
  • slate-500
  • Black 33%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
5.44:1Readable · AA
Lc -82
Black text
3.86:1Hard to read
Lc 27

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About #6960ab

#6960ab is a soft violet color. In OKLCH it has 53.2% lightness, 0.115 chroma and a hue of 287°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 5.44:1 contrast and black text 3.86:1, so white text reads better.

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

More medium violet colors

Lighter: #6960ab mixed with white

  1. 6960ab
  2. 766fb4
  3. 847fbd
  4. 928ec5
  5. a19ece
  6. b0aed6
  7. bfbedf
  8. cfcee7
  9. dfdeef
  10. efeef7

Darker: #6960ab mixed with black

  1. 6960ab
  2. 5a5294
  3. 4c457e
  4. 3e3868
  5. 312c54
  6. 242040
  7. 18152d
  8. 0c0a1b
  9. 04030b
  10. 000001

Calmer: #6960ab with less saturation

  1. 6960ab
  2. 6962a5
  3. 69639f
  4. 696599
  5. 6a6693
  6. 6a678c
  7. 6a6986
  8. 6b6a80
  9. 6b6b79
  10. 6c6b73

Questions about #6960ab

What color is #6960ab?

#6960ab is soft violet. The closest named color is Blue Marguerite. In RGB it is rgb(105, 96, 171), in HSL hsl(247.2, 30.86%, 52.35%) and in OKLCH oklch(53.178% 0.11532 287.3).

What colors go well with #6960ab?

The complementary color of #6960ab is #747000. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #3e6dae and #875598. The triadic partners are #a1542b and #00815e.

Is white or black text more readable on #6960ab?

White text reads better on #6960ab: white gives a contrast ratio of 5.44:1 and black gives 3.86:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #6960ab a warm or cool color?

#6960ab is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 287 degrees, its lightness 53.2% and its chroma 0.115.