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#6b60ab color: Blue Marguerite

#6b60ab is rgb(107, 96, 171) in RGB and oklch(53.351% 0.11524 288.595) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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249°
100%

53.4%
0.115
289°
  • Violet
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Amethyst
  • slate-500
  • Black 33%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
5.40:1Readable · AA
Lc -82
Black text
3.89:1Hard to read
Lc 27

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About #6b60ab

#6b60ab is a soft violet color. In OKLCH it has 53.4% lightness, 0.115 chroma and a hue of 289°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast and black text 3.89:1, 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: #6b60ab mixed with white

  1. 6b60ab
  2. 786fb4
  3. 867fbd
  4. 948ec5
  5. a29ece
  6. b1aed6
  7. c0bedf
  8. cfcee7
  9. dfdeef
  10. efeef7

Darker: #6b60ab mixed with black

  1. 6b60ab
  2. 5c5294
  3. 4e457e
  4. 3f3868
  5. 322c54
  6. 252040
  7. 18152d
  8. 0d0a1b
  9. 04030b
  10. 000001

Calmer: #6b60ab with less saturation

  1. 6b60ab
  2. 6b62a5
  3. 6b639f
  4. 6b6599
  5. 6b6693
  6. 6b688d
  7. 6b6986
  8. 6c6a80
  9. 6c6b7a
  10. 6c6c73

Questions about #6b60ab

What color is #6b60ab?

#6b60ab is soft violet. The closest named color is Blue Marguerite. In RGB it is rgb(107, 96, 171), in HSL hsl(248.8, 30.86%, 52.35%) and in OKLCH oklch(53.351% 0.11524 288.595).

What colors go well with #6b60ab?

The complementary color of #6b60ab is #737101. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #416daf and #895597. The triadic partners are #a15529 and #008161.

Is white or black text more readable on #6b60ab?

White text reads better on #6b60ab: white gives a contrast ratio of 5.4:1 and black gives 3.89:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #6b60ab a warm or cool color?

#6b60ab is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 289 degrees, its lightness 53.4% and its chroma 0.115.