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#6d6fa6 color: Jacaranda Jazz

#6d6fa6 is rgb(109, 111, 166) in RGB and oklch(56.277% 0.08468 281.712) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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238°
100%

56.3%
0.085
282°
  • Indigo
  • Medium
  • Muted
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • slate-500
  • Black 35%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.69:1Readable · AA
Lc -78
Black text
4.47:1Hard to read
Lc 32

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About #6d6fa6

#6d6fa6 is a muted indigo color. In OKLCH it has 56.3% lightness, 0.085 chroma and a hue of 282°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.69:1 contrast and black text 4.47:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Jacaranda Jazz (#6c70a9). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is slate-500.

More medium indigo colors

Lighter: #6d6fa6 mixed with white

  1. 6d6fa6
  2. 7a7daf
  3. 888bb8
  4. 9699c1
  5. a4a7ca
  6. b3b5d3
  7. c2c4dc
  8. d1d2e5
  9. e0e1ed
  10. eff0f6

Darker: #6d6fa6 mixed with black

  1. 6d6fa6
  2. 5e6090
  3. 4f517a
  4. 414265
  5. 333451
  6. 26273e
  7. 191a2b
  8. 0d0e1a
  9. 04040a
  10. 010101

Calmer: #6d6fa6 with less saturation

  1. 6d6fa6
  2. 6e70a1
  3. 6e719d
  4. 6f7198
  5. 707293
  6. 71738e
  7. 727389
  8. 727484
  9. 73747f
  10. 74757a

Questions about #6d6fa6

What color is #6d6fa6?

#6d6fa6 is muted indigo. The closest named color is Jacaranda Jazz. In RGB it is rgb(109, 111, 166), in HSL hsl(237.89, 24.26%, 53.92%) and in OKLCH oklch(56.277% 0.08468 281.712).

What colors go well with #6d6fa6?

The complementary color of #6d6fa6 is #7f7738. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #4f78a6 and #86679a. The triadic partners are #9f644d and #428566.

Is white or black text more readable on #6d6fa6?

White text reads better on #6d6fa6: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.69:1 and black gives 4.47:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #6d6fa6 a warm or cool color?

#6d6fa6 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 282 degrees, its lightness 56.3% and its chroma 0.085.