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#6e6fbe color: Purple Toolbox

#6e6fbe is rgb(110, 111, 190) in RGB and oklch(57.641% 0.11997 281.402) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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239°
100%

57.6%
0.120
281°
  • Indigo
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • slate-500
  • Black 25%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.49:1Hard to read
Lc -77
Black text
4.68:1Readable · AA
Lc 33

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About #6e6fbe

#6e6fbe is a soft indigo color. In OKLCH it has 57.6% lightness, 0.12 chroma and a hue of 281°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.49:1 contrast and black text 4.68:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Purple Toolbox (#746cc0). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is slate-500.

More medium indigo colors

Lighter: #6e6fbe mixed with white

  1. 6e6fbe
  2. 7b7dc5
  3. 888bcc
  4. 969ad3
  5. a4a8da
  6. b3b6e0
  7. c2c4e7
  8. d1d3ed
  9. e0e2f3
  10. eff0f9

Darker: #6e6fbe mixed with black

  1. 6e6fbe
  2. 5f60a5
  3. 50518c
  4. 414275
  5. 33345e
  6. 262748
  7. 191a33
  8. 0e0e1f
  9. 04040d
  10. 010102

Calmer: #6e6fbe with less saturation

  1. 6e6fbe
  2. 6f71b7
  3. 7072b1
  4. 7173aa
  5. 7274a3
  6. 73759c
  7. 747696
  8. 75778f
  9. 767888
  10. 787980

Questions about #6e6fbe

What color is #6e6fbe?

#6e6fbe is soft indigo. The closest named color is Purple Toolbox. In RGB it is rgb(110, 111, 190), in HSL hsl(239.25, 38.1%, 58.82%) and in OKLCH oklch(57.641% 0.11997 281.402).

What colors go well with #6e6fbe?

The complementary color of #6e6fbe is #897b02. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #3e7cbd and #9063ad. The triadic partners are #b35e3d and #1b8f62.

Is white or black text more readable on #6e6fbe?

White text reads better on #6e6fbe: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.49:1 and black gives 4.68:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #6e6fbe a warm or cool color?

#6e6fbe is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 281 degrees, its lightness 57.6% and its chroma 0.12.