What color is #605B78?

#605B78 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Plummy. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #605B78?

The RGB value is 96, 91, 120: 96 red, 91 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #605B78?

The complementary color is #73785B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #605B78?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.27:1 and white text 6.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#605B78 color

#605B78 rgb(96, 91, 120)

Shades of blue

The hex color #605B78 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.6% red, 35.7% green and 47.1% blue (96, 91, 120).

Its hue angle is 250°, with 14% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 24% magenta, 0% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Plummy (#675A75), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.43:1).

#605B78 color codes

HEX	`#605B78`
RGB	`rgb(96, 91, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.6%, 35.7%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(250, 14%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(250, 24%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 24%, 0%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.12, 8.61, -15.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.12, 17.84, 298.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.954, 11.325, 19.322)`
Decimal	`6314872`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #605B78, 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 #605B78	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.43:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#605B78 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.43:1	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 #605B78 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #605b78; }
.text { color: #605b78; }
.border { border: 2px solid #605b78; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(96 91 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #605b78, #6f5b78); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #605B78?: #605B78 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Plummy. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #605B78?: The RGB value is 96, 91, 120: 96 red, 91 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #605B78?: The complementary color is #73785B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #605B78?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.27:1 and white text 6.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.