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#697cc8 color: Persian Jewel

#697cc8 is rgb(105, 124, 200) in RGB and oklch(60.483% 0.11785 271.855) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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228°
100%

60.5%
0.118
272°
  • Indigo
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • sky-600
  • Black 22%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.95:1Hard to read
Lc -72
Black text
5.32:1Readable · AA
Lc 37

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About #697cc8

#697cc8 is a soft indigo color. In OKLCH it has 60.5% lightness, 0.118 chroma and a hue of 272°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.95:1 contrast and black text 5.32:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Persian Jewel (#6a7dbc). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-600.

More medium indigo colors

Lighter: #697cc8 mixed with white

  1. 697cc8
  2. 7789ce
  3. 8596d4
  4. 93a3da
  5. a2b0e0
  6. b1bde5
  7. c0caeb
  8. cfd7f0
  9. dfe4f5
  10. eff2fa

Darker: #697cc8 mixed with black

  1. 697cc8
  2. 5a6bae
  3. 4c5a94
  4. 3e4a7b
  5. 313b63
  6. 242c4c
  7. 181e36
  8. 0c1121
  9. 04050f
  10. 000102

Calmer: #697cc8 with less saturation

  1. 697cc8
  2. 6b7dc1
  3. 6e7eba
  4. 707fb3
  5. 727fad
  6. 7580a6
  7. 77809f
  8. 7a8197
  9. 7c8190
  10. 7f8189

Questions about #697cc8

What color is #697cc8?

#697cc8 is soft indigo. The closest named color is Persian Jewel. In RGB it is rgb(105, 124, 200), in HSL hsl(228, 46.34%, 59.8%) and in OKLCH oklch(60.483% 0.11785 271.855).

What colors go well with #697cc8?

The complementary color of #697cc8 is #9b7e15. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #3489c2 and #8f6fbc. The triadic partners are #be6454 and #43955d.

Is white or black text more readable on #697cc8?

White text reads better on #697cc8: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.95:1 and black gives 5.32:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #697cc8 a warm or cool color?

#697cc8 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 272 degrees, its lightness 60.5% and its chroma 0.118.