What color is #605E8C?

#605E8C is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Wizard’s Potion. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #605E8C?

The RGB value is 96, 94, 140: 96 red, 94 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #605E8C?

The complementary color is #8A8C5E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #605E8C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.48:1 and white text 6.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#605E8C color

#605E8C rgb(96, 94, 140)

Shades of blue

The hex color #605E8C is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.6% red, 36.9% green and 54.9% blue (96, 94, 140).

Its hue angle is 243°, with 20% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 33% magenta, 0% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Wizard’s Potion (#5D6098), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.04:1).

#605E8C color codes

HEX	`#605E8C`
RGB	`rgb(96, 94, 140)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.6%, 36.9%, 54.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(243, 20%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(243, 33%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 33%, 0%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.82, 12.02, -25.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.82, 27.87, 295.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.559, 12.385, 26.482)`
Decimal	`6315660`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #605E8C, 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 #605E8C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.48:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.04:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#605E8C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.04:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.48:1	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 #605E8C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #605e8c; }
.text { color: #605e8c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #605e8c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(96 94 140 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #605e8c, #775e8c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Royal Purple.

Questions

What color is #605E8C?: #605E8C is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Wizard’s Potion. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #605E8C?: The RGB value is 96, 94, 140: 96 red, 94 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #605E8C?: The complementary color is #8A8C5E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #605E8C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.48:1 and white text 6.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.