What color is #60699E?

#60699E is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Twinkle Night. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #60699E?

The RGB value is 96, 105, 158: 96 red, 105 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #60699E?

The complementary color is #9E9560, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #60699E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.01:1 and white text 5.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#60699E color

#60699E rgb(96, 105, 158)

Shades of blue

The hex color #60699E is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.6% red, 41.2% green and 62% blue (96, 105, 158).

Its hue angle is 231°, with 24% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 39% cyan, 34% magenta, 0% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Twinkle Night (#636CA8), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.23:1).

#60699E color codes

HEX	`#60699E`
RGB	`rgb(96, 105, 158)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.6%, 41.2%, 62%)`
HSL	`hsl(231, 24%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(231, 39%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(39%, 34%, 0%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.71, 10.33, -29.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.71, 31.56, 289.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.045, 15.058, 34.402)`
Decimal	`6318494`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #60699E, 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 #60699E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.23:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#60699E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.23:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.01:1	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 #60699E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #60699e; }
.text { color: #60699e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #60699e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(96 105 158 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #60699e, #76609e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Denim.

Questions

What color is #60699E?: #60699E is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Twinkle Night. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #60699E?: The RGB value is 96, 105, 158: 96 red, 105 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #60699E?: The complementary color is #9E9560, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #60699E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.01:1 and white text 5.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.