What color is #605E7D?

#605E7D is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Heron. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #605E7D?

The RGB value is 96, 94, 125: 96 red, 94 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #605E7D?

The complementary color is #7B7D5E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #605E7D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.39:1 and white text 6.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#605E7D color

#605E7D rgb(96, 94, 125)

Shades of blue

The hex color #605E7D is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.6% red, 36.9% green and 49% blue (96, 94, 125).

Its hue angle is 244°, with 14% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Heron (#6A6887), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.19:1).

#605E7D color codes

HEX	`#605E7D`
RGB	`rgb(96, 94, 125)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.6%, 36.9%, 49%)`
HSL	`hsl(244, 14%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(244, 25%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 25%, 0%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.17, 8.02, -17.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.17, 18.86, 295.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.527, 11.973, 21.049)`
Decimal	`6315645`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #605E7D, 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 #605E7D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.19:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#605E7D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.19:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.39:1	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 #605E7D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #605e7d; }
.text { color: #605e7d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #605e7d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(96 94 125 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #605e7d, #705e7d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #605E7D?: #605E7D is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Heron. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #605E7D?: The RGB value is 96, 94, 125: 96 red, 94 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #605E7D?: The complementary color is #7B7D5E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #605E7D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.39:1 and white text 6.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.