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#6c60ca color: Dark Periwinkle

#6c60ca is rgb(108, 96, 202) in RGB and oklch(55.375% 0.15866 285.117) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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247°
100%

55.4%
0.159
285°
  • Indigo
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Royal blue
  • indigo-500
  • Black 21%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
5.04:1Readable · AA
Lc -80
Black text
4.16:1Hard to read
Lc 29

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About #6c60ca

#6c60ca is a soft indigo color. In OKLCH it has 55.4% lightness, 0.159 chroma and a hue of 285°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 5.04:1 contrast and black text 4.16:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Dark Periwinkle (#665fd1). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is indigo-500.

More medium indigo colors

Lighter: #6c60ca mixed with white

  1. 6c60ca
  2. 7970d0
  3. 8680d7
  4. 9490dd
  5. a2a0e2
  6. b1b0e8
  7. c0bfed
  8. cfcff2
  9. dfdff6
  10. efeffb

Darker: #6c60ca mixed with black

  1. 6c60ca
  2. 5d52af
  3. 4e4595
  4. 40387c
  5. 322c64
  6. 25204d
  7. 191537
  8. 0d0a22
  9. 04030f
  10. 000002

Calmer: #6c60ca with less saturation

  1. 6c60ca
  2. 6c63c2
  3. 6c66b9
  4. 6d68b1
  5. 6d6aa8
  6. 6e6c9f
  7. 6e6e97
  8. 6f6f8e
  9. 707085
  10. 71727c

Questions about #6c60ca

What color is #6c60ca?

#6c60ca is soft indigo. The closest named color is Dark Periwinkle. In RGB it is rgb(108, 96, 202), in HSL hsl(246.79, 50%, 58.43%) and in OKLCH oklch(55.375% 0.15866 285.117).

What colors go well with #6c60ca?

The complementary color of #6c60ca is #7f7600. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #2472cc and #9550b1. The triadic partners are #ba4c00 and #008b5e.

Is white or black text more readable on #6c60ca?

White text reads better on #6c60ca: white gives a contrast ratio of 5.04:1 and black gives 4.16:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #6c60ca a warm or cool color?

#6c60ca is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 285 degrees, its lightness 55.4% and its chroma 0.159.