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#6e60cb color: Dark Periwinkle

#6e60cb is rgb(110, 96, 203) in RGB and oklch(55.608% 0.15983 285.941) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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248°
100%

55.6%
0.160
286°
  • Indigo
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Royal blue
  • indigo-500
  • Black 20%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
5.00:1Readable · AA
Lc -80
Black text
4.20:1Hard to read
Lc 30

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About #6e60cb

#6e60cb is a soft indigo color. In OKLCH it has 55.6% lightness, 0.16 chroma and a hue of 286°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 5:1 contrast and black text 4.2:1, 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: #6e60cb mixed with white

  1. 6e60cb
  2. 7a70d1
  3. 8881d7
  4. 9590dd
  5. a3a0e3
  6. b2b0e8
  7. c1c0ed
  8. d0cff2
  9. dfdff7
  10. efeffb

Darker: #6e60cb mixed with black

  1. 6e60cb
  2. 5f52b0
  3. 504596
  4. 41387d
  5. 332c65
  6. 26204d
  7. 191537
  8. 0e0a22
  9. 04030f
  10. 010002

Calmer: #6e60cb with less saturation

  1. 6e60cb
  2. 6e63c3
  3. 6e66ba
  4. 6e68b2
  5. 6f6aa9
  6. 6f6ca0
  7. 706e98
  8. 70708f
  9. 717186
  10. 72727d

Questions about #6e60cb

What color is #6e60cb?

#6e60cb is soft indigo. The closest named color is Dark Periwinkle. In RGB it is rgb(110, 96, 203), in HSL hsl(247.85, 50.71%, 58.63%) and in OKLCH oklch(55.608% 0.15983 285.941).

What colors go well with #6e60cb?

The complementary color of #6e60cb is #7f7700. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #2772ce and #9750b1. The triadic partners are #bb4c00 and #008c60.

Is white or black text more readable on #6e60cb?

White text reads better on #6e60cb: white gives a contrast ratio of 5:1 and black gives 4.2:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #6e60cb a warm or cool color?

#6e60cb is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 286 degrees, its lightness 55.6% and its chroma 0.16.