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#6b80bc color: Persian Jewel

#6b80bc is rgb(107, 128, 188) in RGB and oklch(60.828% 0.0949 268.762) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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224°
100%

60.8%
0.095
269°
  • Blue
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • slate-500
  • Black 26%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.86:1Hard to read
Lc -72
Black text
5.44:1Readable · AA
Lc 38

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About #6b80bc

#6b80bc is a soft blue color. In OKLCH it has 60.8% lightness, 0.095 chroma and a hue of 269°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.86:1 contrast and black text 5.44:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Persian Jewel (#6a7dbc). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is slate-500.

More medium blue colors

Lighter: #6b80bc mixed with white

  1. 6b80bc
  2. 798cc3
  3. 8799ca
  4. 95a5d1
  5. a3b2d8
  6. b2bfdf
  7. c1cbe5
  8. d0d8ec
  9. e0e5f2
  10. eff2f9

Darker: #6b80bc mixed with black

  1. 6b80bc
  2. 5c6ea3
  3. 4e5d8b
  4. 3f4d73
  5. 323d5d
  6. 252e47
  7. 181f32
  8. 0d121f
  9. 04060d
  10. 000102

Calmer: #6b80bc with less saturation

  1. 6b80bc
  2. 6d81b6
  3. 7081b1
  4. 7281ab
  5. 7482a6
  6. 7782a0
  7. 79829a
  8. 7b8294
  9. 7e828e
  10. 808389

Questions about #6b80bc

What color is #6b80bc?

#6b80bc is soft blue. The closest named color is Persian Jewel. In RGB it is rgb(107, 128, 188), in HSL hsl(224.44, 37.67%, 57.84%) and in OKLCH oklch(60.828% 0.0949 268.762).

What colors go well with #6b80bc?

The complementary color of #6b80bc is #9a7f39. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #468ab5 and #8a76b4. The triadic partners are #b56c62 and #589263.

Is white or black text more readable on #6b80bc?

White text reads better on #6b80bc: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.86:1 and black gives 5.44:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #6b80bc a warm or cool color?

#6b80bc is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 269 degrees, its lightness 60.8% and its chroma 0.095.