What color is #60577F?

#60577F is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Berry Jam. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #60577F?

The RGB value is 96, 87, 127: 96 red, 87 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #60577F?

The complementary color is #767F57, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #60577F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.17:1 and white text 6.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#60577F color

#60577F rgb(96, 87, 127)

Shades of blue

The hex color #60577F is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.6% red, 34.1% green and 49.8% blue (96, 87, 127).

Its hue angle is 253°, with 19% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 31% magenta, 0% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Berry Jam (#655883), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.63:1).

#60577F color codes

HEX	`#60577F`
RGB	`rgb(96, 87, 127)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.6%, 34.1%, 49.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(253, 19%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(253, 31%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 31%, 0%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.3, 12.89, -21.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.3, 24.79, 301.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.062, 10.835, 21.531)`
Decimal	`6313855`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #60577F, 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 #60577F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.63:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#60577F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.63:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.17:1	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 #60577F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #60577f; }
.text { color: #60577f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #60577f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(96 87 127 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #60577f, #74577f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Royal Purple.

Questions

What color is #60577F?: #60577F is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Berry Jam. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #60577F?: The RGB value is 96, 87, 127: 96 red, 87 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #60577F?: The complementary color is #767F57, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #60577F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.17:1 and white text 6.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.