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#6b68ab color: Mediaeval

#6b68ab is rgb(107, 104, 171) in RGB and oklch(54.937% 0.1029 284.515) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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243°
100%

54.9%
0.103
285°
  • Indigo
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • slate-500
  • Black 33%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
5.01:1Readable · AA
Lc -80
Black text
4.19:1Hard to read
Lc 30

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About #6b68ab

#6b68ab is a soft indigo color. In OKLCH it has 54.9% lightness, 0.103 chroma and a hue of 285°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 5.01:1 contrast and black text 4.19:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Mediaeval (#696db0). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is slate-500.

More medium indigo colors

Lighter: #6b68ab mixed with white

  1. 6b68ab
  2. 7877b4
  3. 8685bd
  4. 9494c5
  5. a3a3ce
  6. b1b2d6
  7. c0c1de
  8. d0d0e7
  9. dfe0ef
  10. efeff7

Darker: #6b68ab mixed with black

  1. 6b68ab
  2. 5c5994
  3. 4e4b7e
  4. 3f3e68
  5. 323054
  6. 252440
  7. 18182d
  8. 0d0c1b
  9. 04040b
  10. 000001

Calmer: #6b68ab with less saturation

  1. 6b68ab
  2. 6b69a5
  3. 6c6ba0
  4. 6c6c9a
  5. 6d6d95
  6. 6e6e8f
  7. 6e6e89
  8. 6f6f83
  9. 70707d
  10. 707177

Questions about #6b68ab

What color is #6b68ab?

#6b68ab is soft indigo. The closest named color is Mediaeval. In RGB it is rgb(107, 104, 171), in HSL hsl(242.69, 28.51%, 53.92%) and in OKLCH oklch(54.937% 0.1029 284.515).

What colors go well with #6b68ab?

The complementary color of #6b68ab is #7b7420. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #4573ac and #885e9b. The triadic partners are #a25c3c and #258462.

Is white or black text more readable on #6b68ab?

White text reads better on #6b68ab: white gives a contrast ratio of 5.01:1 and black gives 4.19:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #6b68ab a warm or cool color?

#6b68ab is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 285 degrees, its lightness 54.9% and its chroma 0.103.