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#6c5dab color: Blue Marguerite

#6c5dab is rgb(108, 93, 171) in RGB and oklch(52.863% 0.11993 290.538) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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252°
100%

52.9%
0.120
291°
  • Violet
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Amethyst
  • slate-500
  • Black 33%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
5.54:1Readable · AA
Lc -83
Black text
3.79:1Hard to read
Lc 27

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About #6c5dab

#6c5dab is a soft violet color. In OKLCH it has 52.9% lightness, 0.12 chroma and a hue of 291°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 5.54:1 contrast and black text 3.79:1, 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: #6c5dab mixed with white

  1. 6c5dab
  2. 796db4
  3. 877dbd
  4. 958cc6
  5. a39cce
  6. b2acd7
  7. c1bddf
  8. d0cde7
  9. dfddef
  10. efeef7

Darker: #6c5dab mixed with black

  1. 6c5dab
  2. 5d5094
  3. 4e437e
  4. 403768
  5. 322a54
  6. 251f40
  7. 19142d
  8. 0d0a1b
  9. 04030b
  10. 000001

Calmer: #6c5dab with less saturation

  1. 6c5dab
  2. 6c5fa5
  3. 6b619f
  4. 6b6399
  5. 6b6492
  6. 6b668c
  7. 6b6786
  8. 6b687f
  9. 6b6979
  10. 6b6a72

Questions about #6c5dab

What color is #6c5dab?

#6c5dab is soft violet. The closest named color is Blue Marguerite. In RGB it is rgb(108, 93, 171), in HSL hsl(251.54, 31.71%, 51.76%) and in OKLCH oklch(52.863% 0.11993 290.538).

What colors go well with #6c5dab?

The complementary color of #6c5dab is #707100. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #416ab0 and #8a5296. The triadic partners are #a15420 and #008161.

Is white or black text more readable on #6c5dab?

White text reads better on #6c5dab: white gives a contrast ratio of 5.54:1 and black gives 3.79:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #6c5dab a warm or cool color?

#6c5dab is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 291 degrees, its lightness 52.9% and its chroma 0.12.