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#6a5aba color: Blue Marguerite

#6a5aba is rgb(106, 90, 186) in RGB and oklch(53.062% 0.14555 288.057) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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250°
100%

53.1%
0.146
288°
  • Violet
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Royal blue
  • indigo-500
  • Black 27%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
5.55:1Readable · AA
Lc -83
Black text
3.78:1Hard to read
Lc 27

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About #6a5aba

#6a5aba is a soft violet color. In OKLCH it has 53.1% lightness, 0.146 chroma and a hue of 288°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 5.55:1 contrast and black text 3.78:1, 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: #6a5aba mixed with white

  1. 6a5aba
  2. 776bc2
  3. 857bc9
  4. 938bd1
  5. a19cd8
  6. b0acdf
  7. bfbce6
  8. cfcded
  9. deddf3
  10. efeef9

Darker: #6a5aba mixed with black

  1. 6a5aba
  2. 5b4da1
  3. 4d4189
  4. 3f3572
  5. 31295c
  6. 241e46
  7. 181332
  8. 0d091e
  9. 04030d
  10. 000002

Calmer: #6a5aba with less saturation

  1. 6a5aba
  2. 6a5db2
  3. 6a5fab
  4. 6a61a3
  5. 6a639c
  6. 6a6594
  7. 6a678c
  8. 6a6884
  9. 6b6a7c
  10. 6b6b74

Questions about #6a5aba

What color is #6a5aba?

#6a5aba is soft violet. The closest named color is Blue Marguerite. In RGB it is rgb(106, 90, 186), in HSL hsl(250, 41.03%, 54.12%) and in OKLCH oklch(53.062% 0.14555 288.057).

What colors go well with #6a5aba?

The complementary color of #6a5aba is #747000. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #306abe and #8e4ca2. The triadic partners are #ac4b00 and #00835d.

Is white or black text more readable on #6a5aba?

White text reads better on #6a5aba: white gives a contrast ratio of 5.55:1 and black gives 3.78:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #6a5aba a warm or cool color?

#6a5aba is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 288 degrees, its lightness 53.1% and its chroma 0.146.