What color is #605A80?

#605A80 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Berry Jam. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #605A80?

The RGB value is 96, 90, 128: 96 red, 90 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #605A80?

The complementary color is #7A805A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #605A80?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.27:1 and white text 6.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#605A80 color

#605A80 rgb(96, 90, 128)

Shades of blue

The hex color #605A80 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.6% red, 35.3% green and 50.2% blue (96, 90, 128).

Its hue angle is 249°, with 17% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 30% magenta, 0% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Berry Jam (#655883), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.42:1).

#605A80 color codes

HEX	`#605A80`
RGB	`rgb(96, 90, 128)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.6%, 35.3%, 50.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(249, 17%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(249, 30%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 30%, 0%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.18, 11.28, -20.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.18, 23.34, 298.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.375, 11.357, 21.958)`
Decimal	`6314624`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #605A80, 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 #605A80	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.42:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#605A80 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.42:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.27:1	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 #605A80 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #605a80; }
.text { color: #605a80; }
.border { border: 2px solid #605a80; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(96 90 128 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #605a80, #735a80); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Royal Purple.

Questions

What color is #605A80?: #605A80 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Berry Jam. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #605A80?: The RGB value is 96, 90, 128: 96 red, 90 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #605A80?: The complementary color is #7A805A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #605A80?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.27:1 and white text 6.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.