What color is #60598D?

#60598D is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Freshly Purpleized. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #60598D?

The RGB value is 96, 89, 141: 96 red, 89 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #60598D?

The complementary color is #868D59, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #60598D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.31:1 and white text 6.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#60598D color

#60598D rgb(96, 89, 141)

Shades of blue

The hex color #60598D is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.6% red, 34.9% green and 55.3% blue (96, 89, 141).

Its hue angle is 248°, with 23% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 37% magenta, 0% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Freshly Purpleized (#5C5083), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.34:1).

#60598D color codes

HEX	`#60598D`
RGB	`rgb(96, 89, 141)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.6%, 34.9%, 55.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(248, 23%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(248, 37%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 37%, 0%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.5, 15.42, -27.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.5, 31.8, 299)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.203, 11.554, 26.729)`
Decimal	`6314381`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #60598D, 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 #60598D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.34:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#60598D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.34:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.31:1	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 #60598D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #60598d; }
.text { color: #60598d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #60598d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(96 89 141 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #60598d, #7a598d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Royal Purple.

Questions

What color is #60598D?: #60598D is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Freshly Purpleized. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #60598D?: The RGB value is 96, 89, 141: 96 red, 89 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #60598D?: The complementary color is #868D59, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #60598D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.31:1 and white text 6.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.