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#6e6db5 color: Mediaeval

#6e6db5 is rgb(110, 109, 181) in RGB and oklch(56.737% 0.10979 282.955) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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241°
100%

56.7%
0.110
283°
  • Indigo
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • slate-500
  • Black 29%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.65:1Readable · AA
Lc -78
Black text
4.52:1Readable · AA
Lc 32

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About #6e6db5

#6e6db5 is a soft indigo color. In OKLCH it has 56.7% lightness, 0.11 chroma and a hue of 283°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.65:1 contrast and black text 4.52:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Mediaeval (#696db0). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is slate-500.

More medium indigo colors

Lighter: #6e6db5 mixed with white

  1. 6e6db5
  2. 7b7bbd
  3. 8889c5
  4. 9698cc
  5. a4a6d4
  6. b3b5db
  7. c2c3e3
  8. d1d2ea
  9. e0e1f1
  10. eff0f8

Darker: #6e6db5 mixed with black

  1. 6e6db5
  2. 5f5e9d
  3. 504f86
  4. 41416f
  5. 333359
  6. 262644
  7. 191930
  8. 0e0d1d
  9. 04040c
  10. 010102

Calmer: #6e6db5 with less saturation

  1. 6e6db5
  2. 6f6eaf
  3. 6f70a9
  4. 7071a3
  5. 71729d
  6. 727397
  7. 727490
  8. 73758a
  9. 747584
  10. 75767d

Questions about #6e6db5

What color is #6e6db5?

#6e6db5 is soft indigo. The closest named color is Mediaeval. In RGB it is rgb(110, 109, 181), in HSL hsl(240.83, 32.73%, 56.86%) and in OKLCH oklch(56.737% 0.10979 282.955).

What colors go well with #6e6db5?

The complementary color of #6e6db5 is #83791b. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #4479b5 and #8d62a4. The triadic partners are #ac5f3f and #258a64.

Is white or black text more readable on #6e6db5?

White text reads better on #6e6db5: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.65:1 and black gives 4.52:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #6e6db5 a warm or cool color?

#6e6db5 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 283 degrees, its lightness 56.7% and its chroma 0.11.