What color is #60658F?

#60658F 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 #60658F?

The RGB value is 96, 101, 143: 96 red, 101 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #60658F?

The complementary color is #8F8A60, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #60658F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.76:1 and white text 5.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#60658F color

#60658F rgb(96, 101, 143)

Shades of blue

The hex color #60658F is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.6% red, 39.6% green and 56.1% blue (96, 101, 143).

Its hue angle is 234°, with 20% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 29% magenta, 0% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Wizard’s Potion (#5D6098), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.59:1).

#60658F color codes

HEX	`#60658F`
RGB	`rgb(96, 101, 143)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.6%, 39.6%, 56.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(234, 20%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(234, 33%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 29%, 0%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.91, 8.52, -23.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.91, 25.19, 289.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.434, 13.777, 27.88)`
Decimal	`6317455`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #60658F, 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 #60658F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.76:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.59:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#60658F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.59:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.76:1	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 #60658F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #60658f; }
.text { color: #60658f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #60658f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(96 101 143 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #60658f, #73608f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Royal Purple.

Questions

What color is #60658F?: #60658F 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 #60658F?: The RGB value is 96, 101, 143: 96 red, 101 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #60658F?: The complementary color is #8F8A60, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #60658F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.76:1 and white text 5.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.