What color is #606488?

#606488 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Heron. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #606488?

The RGB value is 96, 100, 136: 96 red, 100 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #606488?

The complementary color is #888460, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #606488?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.68:1 and white text 5.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#606488 color

#606488 rgb(96, 100, 136)

Shades of blue

The hex color #606488 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.6% red, 39.2% green and 53.3% blue (96, 100, 136).

Its hue angle is 234°, with 17% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 26% magenta, 0% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Heron (#6A6887), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.71:1).

#606488 color codes

HEX	`#606488`
RGB	`rgb(96, 100, 136)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.6%, 39.2%, 53.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(234, 17%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(234, 29%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 26%, 0%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.33, 7.22, -20.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.33, 21.65, 289.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.824, 13.378, 25.142)`
Decimal	`6317192`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #606488, 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 #606488	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.68:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.71:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#606488 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.71:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.68:1	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 #606488 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #606488; }
.text { color: #606488; }
.border { border: 2px solid #606488; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(96 100 136 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #606488, #706088); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #606488?: #606488 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Heron. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #606488?: The RGB value is 96, 100, 136: 96 red, 100 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #606488?: The complementary color is #888460, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #606488?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.68:1 and white text 5.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.