What color is #605689?

#605689 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Freshly Purpleized. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #605689?

The RGB value is 96, 86, 137: 96 red, 86 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #605689?

The complementary color is #7F8956, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #605689?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.19:1 and white text 6.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#605689 color

#605689 rgb(96, 86, 137)

Shades of blue

The hex color #605689 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.6% red, 33.7% green and 53.7% blue (96, 86, 137).

Its hue angle is 252°, with 23% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 37% magenta, 0% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Freshly Purpleized (#5C5083), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.58:1).

#605689 color codes

HEX	`#605689`
RGB	`rgb(96, 86, 137)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.6%, 33.7%, 53.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(252, 23%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(252, 37%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 37%, 0%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.49, 16.19, -26.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.49, 31.46, 300.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.666, 10.948, 25.108)`
Decimal	`6313609`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #605689, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #605689	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.58:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#605689 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.58:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #605689 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #605689; }
.text { color: #605689; }
.border { border: 2px solid #605689; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(96 86 137 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #605689, #7a5689); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Royal Purple.

Questions

What color is #605689?: #605689 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Freshly Purpleized. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #605689?: The RGB value is 96, 86, 137: 96 red, 86 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #605689?: The complementary color is #7F8956, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #605689?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.19:1 and white text 6.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.