#6972a6 color: Mountain Flower Mauve
#6972a6 is rgb(105, 114, 166) in RGB and oklch(56.598% 0.08119 275.963) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.
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- Indigo
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- Muted
- Cool
- ≈ Steel blue
- slate-500
- Black 35%
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About #6972a6
#6972a6 is a muted indigo color. In OKLCH it has 56.6% lightness, 0.081 chroma and a hue of 276°.
Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.
White text on it reaches 4.61:1 contrast and black text 4.56:1, so white text reads better.
The closest named color is Mountain Flower Mauve (#6c71a6). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is slate-500.
Lighter: #6972a6 mixed with white
Darker: #6972a6 mixed with black
Calmer: #6972a6 with less saturation
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What color is #6972a6?
#6972a6 is muted indigo. The closest named color is Mountain Flower Mauve. In RGB it is rgb(105, 114, 166), in HSL hsl(231.15, 25.52%, 53.14%) and in OKLCH oklch(56.598% 0.08119 275.963).
What colors go well with #6972a6?
The complementary color of #6972a6 is #84763b. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #4c7ba3 and #826a9c. The triadic partners are #a06554 and #4c8562.
Is white or black text more readable on #6972a6?
White text reads better on #6972a6: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.61:1 and black gives 4.56:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.
Is #6972a6 a warm or cool color?
#6972a6 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 276 degrees, its lightness 56.6% and its chroma 0.081.