What color is #606690?

#606690 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 #606690?

The RGB value is 96, 102, 144: 96 red, 102 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #606690?

The complementary color is #908A60, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #606690?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.8:1 and white text 5.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#606690 color

#606690 rgb(96, 102, 144)

Shades of blue

The hex color #606690 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.6% red, 40% green and 56.5% blue (96, 102, 144).

Its hue angle is 233°, 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 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.53:1).

#606690 color codes

HEX	`#606690`
RGB	`rgb(96, 102, 144)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.6%, 40%, 56.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(233, 20%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(233, 33%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 29%, 0%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.24, 8.18, -23.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.24, 25.17, 288.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.608, 14.003, 28.313)`
Decimal	`6317712`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #606690, 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 #606690	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.8:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.53:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#606690 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.53:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.8:1	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 #606690 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #606690; }
.text { color: #606690; }
.border { border: 2px solid #606690; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(96 102 144 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #606690, #726090); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Royal Purple.

Questions

What color is #606690?: #606690 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 #606690?: The RGB value is 96, 102, 144: 96 red, 102 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #606690?: The complementary color is #908A60, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #606690?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.8:1 and white text 5.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.